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Sexless

2017 · 82 min

A quiet, intimate drama about a marriage gone cold, watched with a low hum of sadness and quiet tension.

Directed by
Lee Kang-rim
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Yoon Se-na, Sin Seong-hoon, Jang Ji-eun-I
Tagline
Do you love your wife?
Overview
Ji-yeong has been married for 5 years. She is the wife of a doctor named Min-ho who doesn't have sex with her. They used to heat things up when they were dating but that's all gone now. Min-ho is having an affair with Bo-yeong from the same hospital. Will this couple find their happiness? "The wife is family. How do you have sex with family?" "I don't have sex with my wife."

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Directed by
Lee Kang-rim
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Yoon Se-na, Sin Seong-hoon, Jang Ji-eun-I
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • love
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    • hospital
    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
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Lee Kang-rim
    Starring
    Yoon Se-na, Sin Seong-hoon, Jang Ji-eun-I, Ahn So-hee, Choi Sin-ho
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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