Hong Sang-soo's Hat Trick
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.

Sixteen-year-olds Ameel and Estella love like adults, healthily and hard, but Estella craves the carefreeness and innocence of being sixteen.
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
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