Hyo-joo, a temporary teacher at a boys' high school, witnesses Hae-yeong's passionate embrace with a boy, causing her immense humiliation towards her.
Acting
Kim Ha-neul's restrained venom is deliciously unsettling
Direction
Kim Tae-yong lets silences do the violent work
Director
Kim Tae-yong
Kim Ha-neul
Park Hyo-joo
Yoo In-young
Hae-young
Lee Won-keun
Jae-ha
Lee Hee-jun
Pyo Sang-woo
Ki Joo-bong
Jae-ha's father
Lee Ki-woo
Lee Jong-chan
Jeong Seok-yong
vice-principal
Hong Wan-pyo
head teacher
Oh Na-ra
Lesson teacher
Lee Kyung-young
Chairman
Kwak Dong-yeon
Yoo Jong-Ki
Im Hwa-young
Lee Yoon-mi
Kim Soo-jin
Teacher
Lee Chung-hee
Teacher
Ok Ji-young
Kim Na-yeon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked debate in Korea about the 'iel' (uncredentialed teacher) system and its exploitation of vulnerable young women in precarious academic positions.
Kim Tae-yong deliberately cast Kim Ha-neul against her 'romantic lead' image; her casting subverts audience sympathy from frame one.
KR
