# Peppermint Candy (2000)

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**Original title**: *박하사탕*
**Runtime**: 131 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Lee Chang-dong
**Written by**: Lee Chang-dong
**Starring**: Sul Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Kim Yeo-jin, Suh Jung, Go Seo-hee, Kim In-kwon

> *A travel back in time to find a man's lost innocence.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Trainspotting meets 500 Days of Summer. Yeong-ho's high school reunion sparks a downward spiral. Carries a dark nostalgia of 90s South Korea.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, gut-punch, slow-burn

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