By focusing on the small details of Byong-man and Gye-yeul's life — from their humble, secluded home to their touches and glances — the film paints a sweet yet tragic portrait.
My Love, Don't Cross That River(님아, 그 강을 건너지 마오)
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Korea · 2014
1h 26m
Director Jin Mo-young
Starring Cho Byeong-man, Kang Gye-yeol
Genre Documentary, Drama, Romance
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Known as the '100-year-old lovebirds', this Korean couple have spent 76 years together, happily married. The documentary follows 15 months of their lives, celebrating their lifelong love while also coming to terms with a painful truth--the real-life fairy tale is approaching its final chapter.
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What are critics saying?
The New York Times by Andy Webster
Many of the passages in this gentle film may be universal, but the love here is extraordinary.
Slant Magazine by Clayton Dillard
Jin Mo-young fetishizes his subjects' wholly modest behaviors as cute manifestations of a pure form of human interaction.
It’s not that “My Love” feels inherently dubious; it’s that its execution is just a little too smiling-through-tears slick to be swallowed whole.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Serving as a gentle reminder that enduring love is still possible, My Love, Don't Cross That River is practically the cinematic equivalent of marriage counseling.
Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh
In following this couple, Jin’s film celebrates the wonder and magic of every single life; finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.
My Love, Don’t Cross That River serves as a testament that romantic love can endure, particularly when it is nurtured by people who care deeply for one another and don’t hesitate to show that feeling with every breath.
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
The vérité style of filmmaking is slow and sometimes monotonous, making it all the more surprising that you will probably find yourself bawling your eyes out — without ever knowing how you got to that state — at the film’s profoundly, heartbreakingly somber conclusion.
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