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The Daughter-in-law

2018 · 75 min

A slow, soft-focus domestic drama that drifts between awkward encounters and quiet tension, offering mild titillation without much urgency.

Directed by: Choi Woo-seong
Genres: Drama
Starring: Min Do-yoon, Oh Ji-hyun, Jeon Ji-hak

Overview: Jang-hyeon is in the leasing business and he lives with his son Byeong-cheol. One day he gets a call from his daughter-in-law in the States that she's coming to Korea for a while and will be staying at Jang-hyeon's house. Jang-hyeon goes to pick her up from the airport and Byeong-cheol calls his girlfriend for some mature fun, but the daughter-in-law walks in.

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Directed by: Choi Woo-seong
Genres: Drama
Starring: Min Do-yoon, Oh Ji-hyun, Jeon Ji-hak

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
isolation
identity
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
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Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Choi Woo-seong
Starring: Min Do-yoon, Oh Ji-hyun, Jeon Ji-hak, Ahn So-hee, Han Se-hee
Runtime: 75 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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