Seoul Evita
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Seoul Evita

7.5 / 10 1991 1h 53mNR Korean
MusicDrama

Storyline

Activist Kim Min-soo is a fugitive from the law as a result of his political campaigns. As he goes into hiding, he meets and falls in love with Lee Sun-young, a music graduate with plans to study abroad. But not long after, they begin to face obstacles. Because of Min-soo's fugitive status, Sun-young has to cancel her plans to study abroad in order to protect Min-soo. Eventually, the couple elope and Sun-young becomes pregnant, but eventually, the police finds Min-soo and arrests him.

Cast & Crew

Hwang Shin-hye

Hwang Shin-hye

Lee Sun-young

Lead
Park Sang-won

Park Sang-won

Kim Min-soo

Jo Young-nam

Jo Young-nam

KE

Kim Eun-suk

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Park Cheol-su's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Seoul Evita is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker