Bandhobi (2009)
반두비
Min-Seo, a 17-year old rebellious high school Korean girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother and her mother’s penniless lover. She hates her mother’s lover and doesn’t understand both of them. Karim, a 29-year old Muslim migrant worker from Bangladesh has to leave Korea in a month. Before departing, he is desperately searching for his ex-boss to get his unpaid salary. One day, as Min-Seo’s summer vacation begins, Karim encounters Min-Seo on a bus, and together they set out on an emotional journey.
- Date of release
- 2009-06-25
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Shin Dong-il
Casting
- Baek Jin-hee — Min-Seo
- Mahbub Alam — Karim
- Park Hyuk-kwon — Ki-hong
- Yang Hae-hun — Gas Station Son
- Kim Sun — Joking Couple
- Kim Jae-rok — Homeroom Teacher
- Lee Il-hwa — Eun-joo
- Jung Byung-gil — Passersby
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Seoul
Bandhobi is a 2009 South Korean independent film directed by Shin Dong-il, about a frustrated and rebellious high school student who ends up becoming a friend of a migrant worker from Bangladesh who is desperate to receive his unpaid wages back. The title means "female buddy" in Bengali.
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