Friend

Year: 2001

Runtime: 118 mins

Language: Korean

Director: Kwak Kyung-taek

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Four friends from disparate family backgrounds come of age together during the gritty 1970s. As the years pass, their lives branch in different directions, sparking two intense rivalries that force them to confront a single, pivotal choice that will define their futures.

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