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Forbidden Sex

2018 · 86 min

A playful, tender romantic comedy about fluid identity, with soft-core sensuality and a warm, curious heart.

Directed by
Kim Jong-min
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Lee Hyo-won, Seol Hyeon
Overview
Mi-jung wakes up a different gender every morning. She's Nam Mi-jung when she's a man and Yeo Mi-jung when she's a woman. Her friend Jin-soo is in love with Yeo Mi-jung. She also has a girlfriend named Eun-seo. A ridiculous love story takes place between these four people.

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Directed by
Kim Jong-min
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Lee Hyo-won, Seol Hyeon
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • sexuality
  • gender
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
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
Humour4
Realism5
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Kim Jong-min
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Lee Hyo-won, Seol Hyeon, Hye Il
Runtime
86 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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