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Innocent Thing

2014 · 117 min

It is a suffocating and emotionally charged experience as a fragile romance spirals into dangerous fixation.

Directed by
Kim Tae-gyun
Genres
Thriller, Romance
Tagline
Love Hurts.
Overview
A high school teacher whose wife is about to give birth finds himself tangled in temptation and obsession when a student falls for him.

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Directed by
Kim Tae-gyun
Genres
Thriller, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • guilt
  • morality
  • education
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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