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2013143 minPGdocumentary

Strangers

2013143 minPGdocumentary

A couple lives together for years in silence, embodying a meditation on loneliness amid the struggles of foreigners in South Korea.

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Masahiro Kobayashi,

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A couple lives together for years in silence, embodying a meditation on loneliness amid the struggles of foreigners in South Korea.

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Masahiro Kobayashi

Masahiro Kobayashidirector

Zhang Lu

Zhang Ludirector

Edwin

Yuko Nakamura

Yuko Nakamuracast

Mariana Renata

Mariana Renatacast

Synopsis

Marina arrives on Sawai Island seeking a legendary love story. She shares a home with a young man who has the same name as the tale's protagonist. For years, they live together in silence, as if in a meditation. The film also depicts the lives of foreigners in Guro-dong, Garibong-dong, Sillim-dong, and Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Directed by Kobayashi Masahiro, the documentary presents a portrait of isolation amidst shared spaces.

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