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Waikiki Brothers

2001 · 109 min Drama Music
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Waikiki Brothers is a band going nowhere. After another depressing gig, the saxophonist quits, leaving the three remaining members to continue on the road. The band ends up at the lead singer's hometown, which was a popular hot spring resort in the '80s, but the return home is filled with reservations of previous and past disappointments, a lost love, unemployment and tragedy.

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Original Title 와이키키 브라더스
Year 2001
Country South Korea
Genre Drama, Music
Director Yim Soon-rye
Runtime 109 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (19 votes)

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Director Yim Soon-rye constructs the narrative like a melancholic jazz standard, where each scene is a note in a broader composition of longing. She explores not just failure, but the liminal space between dream and reality where her characters reside.

What lingers after the final frame is a quiet, resonant ache for lost time and faded glory, a bittersweet melody that plays on. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yim Soon-rye

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