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통증 (2011)

Light-hearted in the beginning, this movie with a cliched title starts out in a very cliched way only to end in what I can simply describe as a very beautiful, futile and heart-breaking ending.
The female lead suffers from haemophilia that she treats herself and the male lead, ever since an accident in his childhood does not feel pain anymore.
While pitted against each other in the beginning, the movie develops into a love story between the two that is torn apart by the man trying to outrun his past.
Ending with a vague question as to their survival, the movie bought tears to my eyes (a difficult task for any movie of the romance genre) and made me laugh and cry equal amounts. It makes one question: how far is too far? How far can yo go before you are not allowed to return anymore? Can love really conquer all?
The answer, as the movie shows, is NO.
If you haven't watched it yet, stream it, rent it, but DO watch it!