

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.
Cinematography
Hazy 1960s military base shot like fever dream
Acting
Lim Ji-yeon's debut performance is devastatingly controlled
Production
Vietnam-era sets that feel lived-in and suffocating
Director
Kim Dae-woo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lim Ji-yeon won Best New Actress at multiple Korean film awards for this, her first film—beating out 300+ auditioners.
The film sparked controversy for glamorizing adultery while critics defended its critique of 1960s military patriarchy and Vietnam War-era Korean masculinity.