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Bored, horny, and frustrated, a woman begins an affair with a teenage boy.Bored, horny, and frustrated, a woman begins an affair with a teenage boy.Bored, horny, and frustrated, a woman begins an affair with a teenage boy.
- Awards
- 14 wins & 11 nominations
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Moon So-ri
- Eun Ho-jung
- (as Moon So-Ri)
- …
Hwang Jung-min
- Yeong-jak
- (as Jeong-min Hwang)
- …
Youn Yuh-jung
- Hong Byung-han
- (as Yeo-jeong Yoon)
- …
Bong Tae-gyu
- Shin Ji-un
- (as Tae-gyu Bong)
- …
Sung Ji-ru
- Postman
- (as Ji-ru Sung)
Lee Bong-gyu
- Town Chief
- (as Bong-gyu Lee)
Lee Cheon-hee
- Yeon's New Lover
- (as Cheon-hee Lee)
Jo Deok-jae
- Detective
- (as Deok-jae Jo)
Kim Eung-soo
- Yang Taek-sik
- (as Eung-soo Kim)
Lee Jae-goo
- Park Jae-goo
- (as Jae-goo Lee)
Jung Jae-jin
- Projectionist
- (as Jae-Jin Jung)
Jeong Jin-gak
- Shin Gye-dong
- (as Jin-gak Jeong)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- Alternate versionsSimilar to Oldboy (2003), the initial South Korean release of the film saw extensive cuts in the explicit scenes which were either replaced with alternate footage or trimmed slightly. The runtime remained the same. These cuts were later waived in re-releases and the film was released fully uncensored on Blu-ray/DVD.
- ConnectionsReferences Casablanca (1942)
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Extended Soap Opera
This is less of a movie than a very extended soap opera. An apparently conscientious young Korean attorney has an affair while his sexually frustrated wife goes looking elsewhere for fulfillment. Apparently he's lousy in bed since both of his women seem to spend an inordinate amount of time in post-coital masturbation. Meanwhile his mother finds love elsewhere as his father lies dieing while his young and tasty assistant yearns for the day when she can make his triangle a square. Altogether it provides a fascinating insight into Korean society, that being - they're just like Americans - or maybe, more specifically, just like Manhattanites - those in Sex and the City, for example.
If this movie has anything deeper to say than "get it while you can" it keeps it well hidden. The tragedy which brings the attorney's marriage - and the movie - to its inevitable conclusion seems to have nothing to do with the plot other than to provide it with a convenient resolution. Still its refreshing to see sexual relationships, marital and otherwise, portrayed in such a frank and nonjudgmental manner. Pity that the film continued about 45 minutes beyond the point that I stopped caring.
If this movie has anything deeper to say than "get it while you can" it keeps it well hidden. The tragedy which brings the attorney's marriage - and the movie - to its inevitable conclusion seems to have nothing to do with the plot other than to provide it with a convenient resolution. Still its refreshing to see sexual relationships, marital and otherwise, portrayed in such a frank and nonjudgmental manner. Pity that the film continued about 45 minutes beyond the point that I stopped caring.
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- May 26, 2004
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $80,940
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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