In Between Days

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In Between Days

Released Jun 27, 2007

1h 22m

Drama

Romance

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A lonely teen (Jiseon Kim) falls in love with her only friend (Taegu Andy Kang).

Critics Consensus

In Between Days is a moving, artistic slice-of-life indie film.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Melissa Anderson

Time Out

Rated: 5/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

This artfully muted film pays off with a desperate act of eloquence.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 7, 2007

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The film’s lack of score and digital patina — it was shot on handheld digital video camera — gives it an intimate, almost handmade documentary feel.

Feb 13, 2024

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Centering on a young immigrant Korean girl in Toronto, this Sundance indie marks the feature debut of a gifted female director.

Rated: B

Jul 31, 2011

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Dennis Schwartz

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There's an authenticity about this work that gives it a chilling flavor.

Rated: B-

Jul 8, 2009

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This movie strips all the chatter and noise. What's left is a delicate and subtle mix of moments and feelings : Life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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"In Between Days" tells a simple story, which is not to say that it's a simple film. A pleasant, subtle debut by Korean-American director So Yong Kim.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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I love a good small film, but I fucking hated In Between Days. The polar opposite of compelling.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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It was too slow and boring, even though I can understand why the pace was so slow... Still, I couldn't wait to get out of the cinema.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Although set among the Korean diaspora in North America, In Between Days never resorts to cheap exploitation of the immigrants or their experience. Instead, director Kim So Yong relies solely on universal themes: teen angst and alienation, loneliness and the general emotional pain of growing up, and the drama presented is almost entirely internal. The movie is also a textbook example of the naturalistic, documentary-style of filmmaking, very close to the neo-cinema verite of Kore-eda Hirokazu and the new Iranian wave. The result is raw and naked, as Kim stays perfectly neutral to her subjects in front of the camera.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Good intentions from the same director as TREELESS MOUNTAIN, but BORING, BORING, BORING. What a let down. First South Korean flick I have seen I didn't like.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

A lonely teen (Jiseon Kim) falls in love with her only friend (Taegu Andy Kang).

Director: So-yong Kim
Producer: Bradley Rust Gray
Screenwriter: So-yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray
Distributor: Kino International
Production Co: Soandbrad
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.8K
Runtime: 1h 22m

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