Two wives, one convict, and a friendship drowning in lies. What could go wrong?
Man-chul leads two lives, he is married to Myeong-sun and he is also living with Jeong-ae, a wealthy and sexy woman. One day he accidentilly catches an escaped convict, which then attracts un-needed attention to his life. In order to keep his secret from his two lovers, he and his best friend must lie to reporters, cops and neighbors and the situation just gets crazier and crazier with every lie.
Acting
Ju Jin-mo's sweaty desperation is genuinely impressive
Writing
Rube Goldberg lie construction, beautifully implausible
Director
Kim Kyung-hyung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
2004 was peak Korean farce cinema, when domestic comedies leaned hard into masculine humiliation as entertainment.
Gong Hyung-jin, playing the best friend, became famous for exactly this type of frantic supporting role throughout the 2000s.
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