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Rough Play

2013 · 98 min

A slow, unsettling descent into fame's dark side, watching a dream curdle into a nightmare.

Directed by
Shin Yeon-shick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Joon, Seo Young-hee, Don Lee
Tagline
Be a star or a nobody, Actor is an Actor.
Overview
Young is a nameless actor who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Then one day, he makes his breakthrough with a film and becomes a star overnight.

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Directed by
Shin Yeon-shick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Joon, Seo Young-hee, Don Lee
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Shin Yeon-shick
Written by
Kim Ki-duk
Starring
Lee Joon, Seo Young-hee, Don Lee, Yang Dong-geun, Kim Soy, Kim Hyung-jun, Kang Shin-hyo, Seo Bum-suk
Music
Koo Bon-woong
Cinematography
Choi Yong-jin
Runtime
98 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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