director:
Lee Chang-Dong
starring: Seol Gyeong-Gu · Moon So-Ri
Director
Lee Chang-Dong ("Peppermint Candy") presents an unconventional
romance between a recently paroled convict (Sol) and a young woman with
cerebral palsy (Moon, in her best and certainly most challenging role).
Jong-du Hong, a mildly retarded man, returns home from prison but his
family is not happy to see him. They virtually ignore him. By chance,
he meets Gong-ju, a young woman afflicted with cerebral palsy who is treated
similarly terrible by her family. After a disastrous "first date"
(severely damaged by Hong's rape of the girl), the two begin a friend-n-lover
relationship.
Korean import;
widescreen uncut (133 min.) version in DVD encoded for ALL REGION, playable
on any American DVD machine; in Korean language with English subtitles.
Violence/Adult
Material/Rape: Viewer discretion is advised.
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