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The Shameless

2015 · 118 min

A slow, rain-soaked noir that coils tension around a doomed romance, leaving you uneasy and quietly heartbroken.

Directed by
Oh Seung-uk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Park Sung-woong
Tagline
Love was not in the plan.
Overview
A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.

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Directed by
Oh Seung-uk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Park Sung-woong
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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drama, crime
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
118 min
Country
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Languages
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