Jang Sun-wooCast
Lee Sang-hyun Kim Tae-yeon Jeon Hye-jin Hyun Joo Choi Kwon Taek Han Hyeok-poong Kwon
Credits
Written by: Jung-Il Chang
Plot
A middle-aged sculptor and a teenage girl begin a sadomasochistic relationship in Seoul, in a film that mixes fiction and interviews and caused controversy for its explicit sex.
Sinekatalog’s take
A provocative and controversial Korean film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (1,791 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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