From Ki-duk Kim, the writer and director of 3-Iron, comes TIME, another beautiful movie about individuality and the loss and connection of love.

When a woman (Ji-Yeao Prak) feels she's losing the interest of her lover (Jung-woo Ha), she undergoes plastic surgery to change her face in hopes of gaining back the relationship that once existed between them. In the process she disappears for six months leaving her lover unaware of what she is doing and where she is going, forcing him to wonder if she's dead or alive. Her immediate disappearance takes it's toll on the lover, leaving him to decide if he should move on or keep his love for her in the hopes of her coming back.

TIME is a tragic tale of unrequited love that leaves questions of how we as humans deal with loss, the turmoil of love and the extent one will go to procure what one wants. And in this film, the extent is quite deep, powerful and moving. The movie moves in moderate fashion, allowing you to take in and process what is being revealed. There is a very artistic feel to the cinematography of this film, where the shots are framed in specific composition almost rendering it like a piece of beautiful artwork. The story is reflective in this modern society we live, where insecurities of the heart can drive you to make life altering decisions, where plastic surgery seems to be the answer or alternative to many, and it's all right there for the taking.

Aside from the wonderful acting and directing, it's the final act that really sells the point or message of this movie. It's daring, bold and truly passionate of what the notion or reality of true love can really do to someone. Time is a audacious film and definitely one to watch. But keep an open mind and open heart or you just might miss the beauty that is this film.

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