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Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

Fantasy · Drama · 2016

Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals.

Movie details

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

“A MYSTERIOUS CASE OF MISSING BOYS LOST IN TIME.”

2016 Fantasy · Drama 2h 9m

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7.2 / 10

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Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Um Tae-hwa

Written by

Um Tae-hwa · Jo Seul-yeah

Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Sung-min

Shin Eun-soo

Shin Eun-soo

Su-rin

Lee Hyo-je

Lee Hyo-je

Young Sung-min

Kim Hie-won

Kim Hie-won

Do-gyoon

Kwon Hae-hyo

Kwon Hae-hyo

Baek-gi

Kim Dan-yul

Kim Dan-yul

Young Tae-sik

Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

Tae-sik

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Put Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.