Movie · 2010

The Recipe

Salt. Earth. Wind. Water. And a secret ingredient.

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Food as memory Melancholic romance Mystery driven Culinary mysticism Death row drama Emotional investigation

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Release
2010
Runtime
107 min

Synopsis

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

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