75-year-old Cho Nam-bong and 71-year-old Lee Mae-ja are a couple suffering with dementia. After being married for 45 years, the couple couldn’t even remember when they were in a good relationship. However, as their memories fade by the day, their dreams and romance that have been forgotten rekindle.
Acting
Lee Soon-jae and Jung Young-sook are devastatingly tender.
Direction
Lee Chang-geun balances grief and warmth with surgical precision.
Writing
The title 'Romang' is 'romance' scrambled—like their memories.
Director
Lee Chang-geun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Soon-jae was 85 during filming; this was his first romantic lead after decades of grandfather roles.
The film mirrors 'The Notebook' structure but refuses Hollywood's memory-restoration fantasy—here, love persists without cure.
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