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Confusing at times, largely visual and often unsettling, this yarn explores the strange bond between a victim and her antagonist. Wonderfully shot with loads of clever visualizations of reflections real, pretend and metaphorical that range from the immediate two sides of the looking glass to the macroscopic layers of social class within contemporary Korean society. The plot notion of a slighted thug entrapping an unwitting young woman into a life of prostitution is perhaps a stretch beyond believable, especially the red tarp roadside brothel on wheels film resolution, but there are enough interesting and meaty characters and situations to make this film worthwhile to watch on several levels. Also worth noting is the lead male character having to navigate the entire film relying on facial expressions, body language and defining actions to communicate his character as his voice had been diminished to a minute whiny squeak by an incident that'd left a monster scar across his throat. And yet another sweet moment of bonding through bile, something Korean cinema accomplishes like no other.
Confusing at times, largely visual and often unsettling, this yarn explores the strange bond between a victim and her antagonist. Wonderfully shot with loads of clever visualizations of reflections real, pretend and metaphorical that range from the immediate two sides of the looking glass to the macroscopic layers of social class within contemporary Korean society. The plot notion of a slighted thug entrapping an unwitting young woman into a life of prostitution is perhaps a stretch beyond believable, especially the red tarp roadside brothel on wheels film resolution, but there are enough interesting and meaty characters and situations to make this film worthwhile to watch on several levels. Also worth noting is the lead male character having to navigate the entire film relying on facial expressions, body language and defining actions to communicate his character as his voice had been diminished to a minute whiny squeak by an incident that'd left a monster scar across his throat. And yet another sweet moment of bonding through bile, something Korean cinema accomplishes like no other.