# Blue Swallow (2005)

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**Original title**: *청연*
**Runtime**: 133 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Yoon Jong-chan
**Written by**: Yoon Jong-chan
**Starring**: Jang Jin-young, Kim Joo-hyuk, Yuko Fueki, Han Ji-min, Zin Tae-hyun, Takeo Nakahara

> *Cease to admire, fly to the air… dear fellows!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A dream deferred until it catches fire. Korea’s first female pilot begins as a teenage girl chasing the sky, then lands in a Tokyo flight school where her wings grow heavier. The film lands where it takes off, enthusiastically enough.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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