

A drug dealer falls for his own supply — and everything burns.
On the edge of a corrupt city lies the "Texas Hot Spring," run by brothers Ro-han and Gyo-han. Ro-han meets Jae-in, a girl abused by her mother, and ends up selling her drugs, causing her death. Meanwhile, Gyo-han, allied with the local crime boss, decides to sell Jae-in, blaming her for his brother's change in behavior. Ro-han refuses and escapes with her, determined to protect her.
Cinematography
The Texas Hot Spring glows like a wound that won't heal.
Acting
Cho Byeong-kyu's eyes say everything his mouth won't.
Direction
Lee Sang-deok makes 91 minutes feel like drowning slowly.

Director
Lee Sang-deok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seo In-guk reportedly improvised Mad Hatter's humming in his first scene, which the director kept.
The 'Texas Hot Spring' name deliberately evokes American Westerns to frame the brothers as outlaw myth doomed by modernity.