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Mommy's Lover

2018 · 78 min

A slow, quiet melodrama of forbidden attraction that plays on loneliness and taboo more than drama.

Overview: Joon-ho falls for his new step-mother, Min-joo. He suppresses his feelings because she is his father's woman, but one day his father passes away. In addition, the step-mother has been throwing him signs and her daughter Eun-jung leaves the house. Joon-ho is alone with Min-joo and he comforts her for losing her husband. However, he ends up comforting her not just mentally, but physically as well.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: love
isolation
grief
family
betrayal
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: romance
Directed by: Lim Hyun-tae
Starring: Hwang Ji-yeon, Kim Yoo-na-III, Lee Joon-hyun, Han Jae-kyung, Do Mo-se
Runtime: 78 min
Languages: Korean

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