The Peach Tree
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Boksunga namu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Poksunga namu |
| Directed by | Ku Hye-sun |
| Produced by | Cho Dae-eun |
| Written by | Ku Hye-sun |
| Starring |
Jo Seung-woo Ryu Deok-hwan Nam Sang-mi |
| Music by |
Ku Hye-sun Choi In-young |
| Cinematography | Kim Sun-yong |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeok |
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Production
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Joy & Content Production
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| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Release date
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Running time
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106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
The Peach Tree (Hangul: 복숭아나무; RR: Boksunga namu) is a 2012 South Korean film directed by actress Ku Hye-sun. It stars Jo Seung-woo and Ryu Deok-hwan as conjoined twin brothers who fall in love with the same woman played by Nam Sang-mi.
The film premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, and was released in theaters a year later. In 2013 it was also invited to the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival,Taiwan's Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival, and the New York Asian Film Festival.
Sang-hyun and Dong-hyun were born as conjoined twins with two heads sharing one body. Dong-hyun has the full control of their shared body, except his brother's head which is attached to the back of his. The two can never look at each other directly, as their heads always face the opposite direction. Dong-hyun looks "normal" as long as he wears his hoodie, which fully covers his brother's face. The two have lived nearly 30 years in a remote house with their father, who tells them not to go outside the property. However, things change when their father brings Seung-ah, a bubbly, good-hearted young artist, to the house to help Dong-hyun publish a children's book ― one of his lifelong dreams.
Despite having the same body, the brothers share little else. While Sang-hyun is patient and generous, Dong-hyun is always questioning something and extremely selfish. Dong-hyun gradually builds a grudge against Sang-hyun, blaming him for his unhappiness and isolated life. Sang-hyun, who lets his brother do whatever he wants, does not recognize his own wants and needs until he gets to know Seung-ah. And things worsen as Dong-hyun, who wants to appear as a "normal writer" for his upcoming book, desperately tries hiding what he thinks as his ultimate flaw ― his own brother.
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