whsam
Dec 15, 2020
Wonderful soundtrack


Their paths cross by chance but the love lives on forever…
After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.
Director
whsam
Dec 15, 2020
Wonderful soundtrack
The film's tagline is: "Their paths cross by chance but the love lives on forever…"
The original title is "파이란" (KO).
The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean.
The film was directed by Song Hae-sung.
The screenplay was written by Ahn Sang-hoon and Song Hae-sung.
The score was composed by Lee Jae-jin.
Cinematography was handled by Kim Yeong-cheol.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0289181.

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Good
125 votes
Critic avg. 9.0 (1 reviews)
Review score distribution
파이란
Released
15
广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, 한국어/조선말
South Korea
