Introduction
6.2
Youngho is summoned by his father, who is a doctor. Finding him busy with his patients, one of whom is a famous actor, Youngho has to wait. When his girlfriend Juwon moves to Berlin for her studies, Youngho shows up in the city to surprise her. Through her mother, Juwon has found accommodation at the home of an artist whose beauty intimidates her. Some time later, Youngho goes to lunch with his mother who wants to introduce him to a colleague – it is the same man Youngho met at his father’s clinic. Youngho asks his friend Jeongsoo to accompany him, and after lunch they go to the beach. Youngho falls asleep, and dreams of Juwon. When he wakes up, he braves the considerable cold and goes swimming, while Jeongsoo watches.
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Cast
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Shin Seok-ho
Youngho
Known for
In Front of Your Face
Hotel by the River
Park Mi-so
Juwon
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Kim Young-ho
Father
Known for
Empress Ki
Ha Ha Ha
Ye Ji-won
Nurse
Known for
Another Miss Oh
The Producers
Ki Joo-bong
Old Actor
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Producers
Seo Young-hwa
Juwon's Mother
Known for
Kingdom
Memories of Murder
Kim Min-hee
Painter
Known for
The Handmaiden
No Tears for the Dead
Cho Yun-hee
Youngho's Mother
Known for
In Front of Your Face
The Day After
Ha Seong-guk
Jeongsoo
Known for
The Woman Who Ran
In Front of Your Face
Hong Sang-soo Director
Worldwide gross $19K · United States release January 21, 2022 · Produced in South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,247
Production
Jeonwonsa Film
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
인트로덕션
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Germany · March 1, 2021
Digital · Berlin International Film Festival (Virtual)
South Korea · May 27, 2021
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States
October 3, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Austria
October 26, 2021 · Premiere · Viennale
April 8, 2022 · Theatrical · A Filmgarten release
Brazil
September 1, 2022 · Theatrical
China
June 13, 2021 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
August 20, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
February 2, 2022 · Theatrical
May 3, 2022 · Physical · DVD
June 8, 2025 · TV · Rai 3 (fuori orario)
Germany
March 2, 2021 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Spain
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 24, 2021 · Theatrical
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