Movie

Idol

2019 · 144 min

A slow, heavy descent into moral rot and grief, where every revelation tightens the knot of dread.

Overview: The politician Koo Myung-hui finds his wife in the garage. She is cleaning her son's bloodstained car, which has just run over a person.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, family, grief, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
family
grief
power
deception
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild