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The Bow Details

2005

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On a fishing boat out at sea, a 60 year old man has raised a young girl since she was just a baby. Living a sheltered life, they earn a living by renting the boat out to local fisherman and spend their time performing divination ceremonies. As the girl approaches her seventeenth birthday, the age she has agreed to marry her .. Read more

Starring	Yeo-Reum Han, Yeo-reum Han, Si-Jeok Seo, Si-jeok Seo
Director	Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim, Ki-duk Kim
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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The Bow

Starring	Yeo-Reum Han, Yeo-reum Han, Si-Jeok Seo, Si-jeok Seo, Gook-hwan Jeon
Director	Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim, Ki-duk Kim
Studio	PALISADES TARTAN
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Korean
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 13 Aug 2007

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  The final nail in my Kim Ki-Duk viewing coffin...?
  
  Now, I'm no fool and know that Kim Ki-Duk's films are never an easy ride. More often than not, it takes a bit of effort to get something out of it in ... read more »
  
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  - Wath upon Dearne
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 09:39
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- - 0
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  bow tells fortune
  
  Fisherman plans to marry young girl who he raised on fishing boat and who has no experience of life on land. Young fishermen he works with get in his way ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 09 Aug 2011 at 19:08
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  A lot more engaging than hollywood films
  
  I really enjoyed this film from start to finish and I am known to ff if a film drags. Thi is a piece on circumstance and character, not highly active ... read more »
  
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  - Down South
  - 04 Apr 2011 at 21:39
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  This isn't a Hollywood film. It's art.
  
  If you expect to be spoon fed, you'll be disappointed.
  
  The cinematography is powerful. The colors, contrasts and perspectives are stunning. The ... read more »
  
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  On a fishing boat out at sea, a 60 year old man has raised a young girl since she was just a baby. Living a sheltered life, they earn a living by renting the boat out to local fisherman and spend their time performing divination ceremonies. As the girl approaches her seventeenth birthday, the age ...