At the identification of a dead body, a couple and a morgue employee both claim to be related to the deceased, and therefore the rightful recipient of an indemnity of at least 520,000.
Direction
Park's camera makes a morgue feel like a pressure cooker.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll wince at every new lie.
Director
Park Chan-wook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Park made this between Saminjo and Joint Security Area, proving he could do more with 27 minutes than most directors do with 120.
The 520,000 won figure references real 1990s Korean disaster compensation scandals where fake relatives crawled out of nowhere.
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