Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

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103 min - Drama - 19 September 2003 (South Korea)

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Ratings: 8.1/10 from 29,416 users Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 126 user | 109 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com

This film takes place in an isolated lake, where an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master has also a young boy with him that teaches to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years pass by.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Yeong-su Oh	...	Old Monk (as Young-soo Oh)
	Ki-duk Kim	...	Adult Monk
	Young-min Kim	...	Young Adult Monk
	Jae-kyeong Seo	...	Boy Monk
	Yeo-jin Ha	...	The Girl
	Jong-ho Kim	...	Child Monk
	Jung-young Kim	...	The Girl's Mother
	Dae-han Ji	...	Detective Ji
	Min Choi	...	Detective Choi
	Ji-a Park	...	The Baby's Mother
	Min-Young Song	...	The Baby

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Storyline

In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a young boy to grow up in wisdom and compassion, through experience and endless exercises. Once the pupil discovers his sexual lust, he seems lost to contemplative life and follows his first love, but soon fails to adapt to the modern world, gets in jail for a crime of passion and returns to the master in search of spiritual redemption and reconciliation with karma, at a high price of physical catharsis... Written by KGF Vissers

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Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality See all certifications »

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Country:

South Korea | Germany

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€24,526 (Netherlands) (28 March 2004) (14 Screens)

Gross:

$2,380,788 (USA) (10 October 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Korea Pictures, LJ Film, Pandora Filmproduktion See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Director Cameo: [Ki-duk Kim] the adult monk at the end of the movie. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the old monk holds and strokes the cat, the cat's position changes between shots. See more »

Quotes

Old Monk: Lust awakens the desire to possess. And that awakens the intent to murder.
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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006) See more »

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (original title)

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