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Often compared to the American indie MEMENTO and the French shocker IRREVERSIBLE, the timebending South Korean drama PEPPERMINT CANDY unfolds in reverse chronological order to lend an even greater aura of doom and despair to its tragic tale of innocence lost. It follows the ups and downs in the life of Yong-ho, from his bitter .. Read more

Starring	Kyung-gu Sol, Kyung-Gu Sol, Yeo-jin Kim, Jung Suh
Director	Chang-dong Lee
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- As in Green Fish, Lee uses his protagonist's life as a sounding-board for Korea's modern history - here, the 20 years... read more on Time Out
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  Interesting idea
  
  This movie from the director of 'Oasis' is based around a narrative that unfolds in reverse, as in 'Memento'. By doing this the film leaves the... read more »
  
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  Well...not great.
  
  Disappointing, never really got going at all, stuck with it for 40 mins and fast forwarded through the rest, even watching it at double speed while fast ... read more »
  
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  death backwards means... life?
  
  I can't remember last time I got peppermint candy since I don't go to restaurants or even buy take away anymore but jumping under train after high ... read more »
  
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  Interesting idea
  
  This movie from the director of 'Oasis' is based around a narrative that unfolds in reverse, as in 'Memento'. By doing this the film leaves the... read more »
  
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  I REALLY liked this
  
  This film is slow and enigmatic, and it has subtitles. That appears to be enough to put most people off, and so it is fair warning - you'll probably know ... read more »
  
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  When will these artistic types learn that great camera work, lighting and socio-political comment are not enough to make a film good.
  
  Ultimately this... read more »
  
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  Interesting idea
  
  This movie from the director of 'Oasis' is based around a narrative that unfolds in reverse, as in 'Memento'. By doing this the film leaves the... read more »
  
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  I REALLY liked this
  
  This film is slow and enigmatic, and it has subtitles. That appears to be enough to put most people off, and so it is fair warning - you'll probably know ... read more »
  
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- - sarahfirman
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  - 27 Jul 2010 at 22:23
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  death backwards means... life?
  
  I can't remember last time I got peppermint candy since I don't go to restaurants or even buy take away anymore but jumping under train after high ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
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  - 16 Oct 2011 at 01:24
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  Well...not great.
  
  Disappointing, never really got going at all, stuck with it for 40 mins and fast forwarded through the rest, even watching it at double speed while fast ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Nov 2011 at 23:00
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  Very Disappointing
  
  When will these artistic types learn that great camera work, lighting and socio-political comment are not enough to make a film good.
  
  Ultimately this... read more »
  
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  Often compared to the American indie MEMENTO and the French shocker IRREVERSIBLE, the timebending South Korean drama PEPPERMINT CANDY unfolds in reverse chronological order to lend an even greater aura of doom and despair to its tragic tale of innocence lost. It follows the ups and downs in the ...