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Origin of Monogamy

2013 · 103 min

A somber, character-driven drama that explores intimacy and desperation with a clinical, uneasy gaze.

Directed by
Min Kyeol
Genres
Romance
Tagline
Endless greed for sex...and obsession; AIDS!
Overview
Kim Seon-ae works at the AIDS Research Laboratory, Jang Mi-joo works at a nooky establishment and Han Seong-ae is a psychiatrist. Seong-ae talks to single men about sex and is responsible for her friend Seon-ae's hypnotic treatment. One day, Seong-ae hears something shocking about AIDS during therapy... Seon-ae shudders at the mention of men and doesn't want anything to do with them. Seong-ae tries to treat this woman hooks her up with Jae-san at a club. Mi-joo is pressured to perform oral sex in order to marry Jae-seon as she is bad-off and survives every day by working at the sexual establishment. Mi-joo had lied about her family being well-off and when Jae-san asked to visit her home, she became surprised. She calls Seon-ae who she doesn't usually call and asks her for a favor. Seon-ae meets a man for the first time at a club!!! Mi-joo can't refuse anything her boyfriend asks for! Same goes for Park Jae-san. The three of them are out for trouble...

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Directed by
Min Kyeol
Genres
Romance
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance
Directed by
Min Kyeol
Starring
Lee Sun-jin, Lee Yo-seong, Choe Yoon-seul, Yang Young-ryoon, Kim Mi-ra-I
Runtime
103 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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