If You Were Me

If You Were Me (2003)

여섯개의 시선

Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.

Date of release
2003-11-14
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Park Chan-wook, Jeong Jae-eun, Yeo Kyun-dong, Yim Soon-rye, Park Kwang-su, Park Jin-pyo
Collection
If You Were Me Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

If You Were Me is a 2003 South Korean omnibus film, comprising six short films directed by six prominent Korean directors, including Park Chan-wook. Commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea for ₩50 million each, the shorts deal with discrimination in Korea and the directors were given free rein with regard to subject and style. The film has spawned three live-action sequels, as well as two animated films, which deal with similar themes.

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