Three messy love triangles, one chaotic family, zero chill. Korean romance goes gloriously off-script.
Hyun, a best-selling writer, has found himself in a slump for a long time. In the meantime, he accidentally meets Yu-jin, an aspiring young writer. Hyun gets confused when Yu-jin confesses his love to Hyun. A 19-year-old student and Hyun’s son, Sung-kyung, who is skeptical about his life, meets Jung-won, a young married woman living next door. Sung-kyung has a good feeling for this freewheeling woman. A pure-hearted man, Soon-mo, who is Hyun’s best friend and also the publisher, meets his friend’s ex-wife.
Acting
Ryu Seung-ryong's crumbling-author fragility hits uncomfortably close.
Writing
Interwoven narratives that actually reward attention, not just confuse.
Director
Cho Eun-ji
Ryu Seung-ryong
Hyun
Oh Na-ra
Mi-ae
Kim Hie-won
Soon-mo
Lee You-young
Jung-won
Sung Yoo-bin
Sung-kyung
Moo Jin-sung
Yu-jin
Oh Jung-se
Nam-jin
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Hye-jin
Park Hyoung-soo
Seung-min
Kim Gwi-seon
Kim Dong-ju
Choi Hee-jin
Moon Ae-ri
Kwak Min-kyu
Teacher
Jeong Soo-ji
Ye-seul
Im Seong-mi
Accountant
Kim Han-na
Train passenger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cho Eun-ji's directorial debut navigates Korean cinema's growing, still-tentative space for queer male desire without tragic endings.
The title references a 2005 Hong Kong musical—both films explore love as performance and the stories we tell ourselves to survive heartbreak.
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