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Adultery Tree

1985 · 125 min

A slow, oppressive historical drama that weighs heavily on the viewer, steeped in familial cruelty and quiet despair.

Directed by
Chung Jin-woo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Won Mi-kyung, Kim Yong-sun, Park Jeong-ja
Overview
The matriarch of a highly respected family orders one of her daughter-in-laws to kill herself unless she can produce a child within a year.

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Directed by
Chung Jin-woo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Won Mi-kyung, Kim Yong-sun, Park Jeong-ja
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • power
    • gender
    • death
    • trauma
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Chung Jin-woo
    Written by
    Ji Sang-hak
    Starring
    Won Mi-kyung, Kim Yong-sun, Park Jeong-ja, Kim Hee-ra, Jeon Moo-song, Hong Seong-min, Lim Hae-rim, Choe Jae-ho
    Music
    Sang-gi Han
    Cinematography
    Lee Seong-chun
    Runtime
    125 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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