# Time (2006)

> A jealous lover remakes her face to save a relationship, only to find that reinventing desire cannot erase the self beneath it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15216

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Kim Ki-duk
- Cast: Sung Hyun-ah, Ha Jung-woo, Park Ji-yeon, Kim Sung-min, Kiki Sugino, Seo Ji-seok, Kong Jeong-hwan, Jung Gyu-woon
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497986/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: haunting, wry, disturbing, arthouse cinema night, korean film marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of love and identity that questions what it means to truly know someone.

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