# Pain (2011)

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**Original title**: *통증*
**Runtime**: 104 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Kwak Kyung-taek
**Written by**: Suryeon Han, Kang Full
**Starring**: Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Don Lee, Jang Young-nam, Kim Hyeong-jong, Geum Dong-hyeon

> *Love is pain.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A man who can’t feel a thing meets a woman whose life is defined by too much of it. He chases her through Seoul’s neon night market. His romance arrives without the usual warning signs.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, neon-soaked, tender

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