Lurid Erotic Thriller
Based on Classic Korean Novel
A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads
to a dark consequences.
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director: Im Sang-soo
starring: Jean Do-yeon · Lee Jung-Jae · Ahn Seo-Hyeon
Based
on the classic erotic novel "Hanyo" by Kim Ki-young (which
also served as the source material for a 1960 Korean movie), here is
a contemporary version of the controversial, sexually brutal tale.
An upper-class
family hires divorcee Eun-yi as a maid. Very soon she is sexually compromised
by the master of the house. He becomes more and more aggressive, turning
Eun-yi into his private whore. She becomes pregnant and wishes to leave
the house. However, Eun-yi 's request is denied and she is forced to
have an abortion. The savage circumstance affects Eun-yi's fragile mental
condition and she decides to take vengeance into her own hands.
Graphic
Violence/Nudity/Sexual Violence: For Mature Audiences
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A
Korean film; widescreen (16:9), uncut (106 min.) version in DVD encoded
for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine; in Korean
language with removable English, Chinese or Korean subtitles. Extras
include trailer & gallery.