When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.
Acting
Choi Min-sik's simmering rage without dialogue—masterclass.
Direction
Jung Ji-woo frames domestic spaces like crime scenes.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic apartment shots that suffocate.
Director
Jung Ji-woo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during South Korea's 1997 IMF crisis, the film weaponizes economic anxiety against traditional patriarchy—Min-ki's unemployment wasn't just personal, it was national humiliation.
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