A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret from a sedated patient. When dismembered bodies show up close to home, he must solve the riddle before the killer realizes what he knows.
Acting
Cho Jin-woong's clammy, cornered-rat desperation is physically uncomfortable to watch.
Direction
Lee Soo-youn turns a humdrum Seoul suburb into a pressure cooker of dread.
Sound
Dental drills and dripping pipes become instruments of psychological torture.
Director
Lee Soo-youn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to the French folktale of a nobleman who murders his wives—here, the 'wives' are the failed businesses and relationships men discard. Director Lee specifically requested actual dental equipment for authenticity, causing Cho Jin-woong genuine anxiety during filming.
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