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Swing Kids (2018)

Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul · Cinematography by Kim Ji-yong

TV-14133 min62 frames

DramaWar

In the middle of the Korean War, the dream stage finally unfolds.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Swing Kids

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Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A cluttered 1970s office space features a wooden desk, tea service, and a hanging flag. An Asian man sits in…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a man sitting in front of a wall map. He wears a military uniform and stares…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: closeup — Coarse burlap fabric covers an object resting on a crystalline salt crust surface. A bright reflection…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a makeshift camp built from vertical wooden planks and signs. The environment is dusty…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: wide — A large hangar-style building with high arched ceilings and a polished wooden floor. A single man enters…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — An open field under a bright clear sky with distant blurry figures standing. A person wears a traditional…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A dusty barn interior filled with metal storage drums under backlight from rear windows. Four people stand…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A group of men in military-style uniforms play musical instruments under a corrugated roof. The band leader…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: fullbody — A wooden shack features a large portrait of a leader against a red wall. Several men sit on benches in the…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: wide — A large rectangular room features polished dark wood plank flooring with visible scuff marks. A man kneels at…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: wide — A spacious hall features a wooden floor, decorative pennant flags, and an exit sign. One soldier performs a…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: wide — A vast, yellow rice paddy stretches beneath a backdrop of densely forested rolling hills. Six women walk in a…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a rough stone wall and wooden structural beams. A group of men in military uniforms…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor space with indistinct textures visible in the background. A young man turns his head toward…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: wide — A military encampment area features a wooden guard tower, barbed wire, and rock barriers. A young child…Swing Kids (2018) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a green hallway beneath a fire alarm instruction sign. She looks directly forward while…
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Swing Kids — official trailer

What is Swing Kids about?

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.

Where can you watch Swing Kids?

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What does the cinematography of Swing Kids look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, Swing Kids builds its coverage from medium shots (37% of the sample), with wide compositions (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Kim Ji-yong keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 44% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Swing Kids?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Swing Kids (2018) are #32342d, #2d2518, #15130d, #706b52, #4a4933, #291a0d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #32342d
  • #2d2518
  • #15130d
  • #706b52
  • #4a4933
  • #291a0d

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