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My Friend's Husband

2017 · 88 min

A slow, talky drama about marital dissatisfaction that turns into a softcore partner-swap, more awkward than erotic.

Tagline
Aren't you sick of one man all your life? Let's switch husbands!
Overview
Ji-eun was having a hard time because of her different taste in sex with her husband. She talks to So-hyeon next door about this and she suggests and new kind of 'sex therapy'; to switch husbands for a week.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
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
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Joo Jong-baek
Written by
Lee Hyeon-yong
Starring
Yoo Yoo, Do Mo-se, Kim Min-joo-II, Choi Yeong-bin, Jung Jae-sik, Lee Soo
Runtime
88 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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