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Green Fish

Green Fish

Drama · Crime · 1997

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Movie details

Green Fish

1997 Drama · Crime 1h 51m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Green Fish?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Chang-dong

Written by

Oh Seung-uk · Lee Chang-dong

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu

Mak-dong

Shim Hye-jin

Shim Hye-jin

Mi-ae

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Bae Tae-gon

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Kim Yang-gil

Kim Yong-man

Kim Yong-man

Manager Park

L

Lee Ho-seong

Mak-dong's 1st-eldest Brother

H

Han Seon-gyu

Mak-dong's 2nd-eldest Brother

Court is in session

Put Green Fish on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

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.