# Breathless (2009)

> A merciless South Korean debt collector confronts the childhood trauma beneath his violence when an abused high school girl becomes his unlikely source of solace.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19969

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Yang Ik-june
- Cast: Kim Kkob-bi, Lee Hwan, Yang Ik-june, Park Jeong-soon, Lee Seung-yeon, Kim Hee-soo, Lee Jin-sook, Choi Yong-min
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1373120/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, confrontational, harrowing, serious film night, korean cinema exploration

## Synopsis

Two lost souls find solace in each other amidst a world of pain and violence.

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