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The Power of Kangwon Province is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Hong Sang-soo released in USA on 31 march 2001 with Kim Yu-seok
The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
강원도의 힘
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Add to a movie listThe Power of Kangwon Province (강원도의 힘, Gangwon-do ui him) is the second film by critically acclaimed South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. It follows the lives of a man and a woman who have decided to end their affair.
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Three young girls, Jisook, Misun and Eunkyoung take a trip to the mountainous Kangwon Province of South Korea. They meet a young policeman who shows them around and after a meal where they all get drunk together, Jisook ends up spending the night with the policeman. He is married, but Jisook returns another day to see him and they end up falling-over drunk again. Jisook has just broken up with another married man, and she is lonely and unhappy with her current situation.Actors
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