In revenge for her husband's infidelity, a young beautiful housewife, Mi-heun, starts an affair with an attractive young doctor, In-gyu. Despite her husband's efforts to regain her love and the disapproval by the conservative little town, Mi-huen gradually finds happiness and satisfaction in the affair and decides to turn her back on her quiet life.
Acting
Yunjin Kim's volcanic restraint — every glance weaponized.
Direction
Byun Young-joo frames desire like a crime scene.
Director
Byun Young-joo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Korea's early 2000s New Wave, when female directors finally got to explore female sexuality without male-gaze safety nets. The town's gossip chorus isn't background noise — it's the actual antagonist.
Yunjin Kim filmed this between 'Shiri' and 'Lost,' proving she could carry a film with just her face. The beach house location became a minor pilgrimage site for Korean film fans.
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