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Descendants of Adultery

2016 · 92 min

A quiet, slow-burning romance about forbidden attraction, with a melancholic and tense atmosphere.

Directed by
Lee Sang-soo
Genres
Romance
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Seo Bo-ra, Sang Woo
Overview
Soo-ji is a skin specialist who experiences retaliatory driving on her way to work and Captain Kwon helps her. Later, they meet at the hospital and start to feel attracted to each other. Soo-ji is tired of living a pretentious marriage life with her cheating husband and falls in love with Kwon...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Lee Sang-soo
Genres
Romance
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Seo Bo-ra, Sang Woo
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance
Directed by
Lee Sang-soo
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Seo Bo-ra, Sang Woo, Chae Ye-jin, Moon Jae-hoon
Runtime
92 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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