'19-Nineteen' is a Korean movie, released in November 2009. It stars Choi Seung Hyun (a.k.a T.O.P.) and Lee Seung Hyun (a.k.a Seung Ri) ; both are really famous for being members of the Korean band Big Bang.
This suspense movie shows the cruelty in society and how the lives of three 19 year-old teenagers suddenly become connected These youngsters come from very different backgrounds. Min Seo is the only son of an extremely rich family. Jung Hoon comes from a middle class family. Unlike his sister, he hates going to the university and prefers working in an Internet Cafe. Finally, Eun Yeong comes from a poor background. She has to work in a hairdressers to pay the hospital fees for her mother who has terminal cancer. Their lives switch when they are all framed for the murder of a girl who was working with Jung Hoon. |
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After hours of examination, the three teenagers manage to escape and run away. After having introduced each other, the fugitives find a place to hide from the police officers and try to find the real murderer. All of them want to know what could have happened to the victim who all of them know to differing degrees.
The plot focuses on the fight of these 19 year-old teenagers who are, at the same time, already adults but still treated like children, to be respected as they should be. This movies is a wonderful life story and one which everyone can see themselves in. I would recommend it to everyone who likes suspense and murder stories but also life stories with a real and deep message in the background. By Melina Cartelet |