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Dirty Wife

2020 · 70 min

A slow, uncomfortable erotic drama that simmers with quiet betrayal and a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by
Choi Jung-ja
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
A husband named Cha Dae-seong turns into a vegetable after an accident. Yoo Soo-yeon, his wife, takes care of him with all her heart. One day, she meets Baek Goon while hiking on her own. As time passes, Soo-yeon starts leaning towards him... Baek Goon and Soo-yeon have an affair and she even boldly has sex in the room her stationary husband is lying in. The husband cries in his heart as he can't do anything about it. Baek Goon's sex partner, Hee-jin suspects something is going on and follows him to find out everything. Then she starts taking care of Soo-yeon's husband. Dae-seong starts getting better and slowly starts to stir... However, he still pretends to be a vegetable and watches his wife and slowly, he starts getting revenge on his wife and Baek Goon.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, revenge, obsession, guilt
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Choi Jung-ja
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Choi Jung-ja
Starring
Min Do-yoon, Han Seo-ah, Im Cho-hee, Chae Eun, Yoon Young-gak
Runtime
70 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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