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My Student's Mom

2016 · 80 min

A quiet, slow-burning drama of loneliness and temptation, watching two marriages drift as forbidden attractions quietly take hold.

Directed by: Gi Dae-ho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Han Seol-hwa, Park Hyun-jung, Kim Jin-seo

Overview: Gyeong-soo and Jeong-min used to be the happiest couple in the world. However, Jeong-min is left home alone after her husband leaves to the regional area for a lengthy business trip. While she tries to deal with her lonely feelings, her son’s tutor Min-hyeok starts flirting with her hard. And although Jeong-min knows she shouldn’t, she starts being attracted to Min-hyeok more and more. Meanwhile, Gyeong-soo finds his place in a boarding house in the regional district and starts getting attracted to the owner of the board house, who is a single mother with a young daughter.

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Directed by: Gi Dae-ho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Han Seol-hwa, Park Hyun-jung, Kim Jin-seo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
loneliness
family
obsession
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Gi Dae-ho
Starring: Han Seol-hwa, Park Hyun-jung, Kim Jin-seo, Park Do-jin, Baek Se-ri, Kim Seok-ho, Han I-soo, Park Sya-ron
Runtime: 80 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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