''Together'' is a Canadian-South Korean short drama film, directed by Albert Shin and released in 2021.Elisabetta Bianchini
"TIFF 2021: Korean-Canadian filmmaker explores internet suicide pacts"
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'', September 18, 2021. The film stars Kim Jae-rok and Ahn So-yo as a man and a woman in

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who are meeting in person for the first time after having known each other only as online acquaintances, in order to finalize and carry out a mutual

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. The film premiered at the

2021 Toronto International Film Festival The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’ ...

. It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film. The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end

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list for 2021.Norman Wilner
"TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021"
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'', December 6, 2021.

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* 2021 films 2021 short films Canadian drama short films South Korean short films Films directed by Albert Shin Films about Korean Canadians 2020s Canadian films Korean-language Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub