Il Mare
2000
⏱️ 96 min
📅 Released
🌐 KO
FantasyDramaRomance
In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Kocowa
User Reviews
September 29, 2025
Il Mare presents a beautifully crafted time-travel romance that balances emotional depth with a clever narrative structure, successfully connecting two souls across different years through a mysterious mailbox. While the film handles its time-loop logic with surprising clarity—especially in showing cause and effect between timelines—it does leave a few unanswered questions, particularly regarding character placements in the altered future. Strong visuals, fitting music, and touching performances support its melancholic tone, making it a memorable watch for fans of subtle, fictional romantic dramas.
Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)
Crew
Director
Lee Hyun-seung
Writer
Kim Eun-jeong, Yeoh Gee-na, Won Tae-yeon
Producer
Cho Min-hwan, Lee Min-su
Production
Blue Cinema, Dream Venture Capital, UniKorea Pictures, Sidus
Keywords
new lovelettermilleniummailmailboxchanging the past or future