Movie

Park Ara, Born 1982

2020 · 80 min

A chilly, uneasy plunge into public shame and private guilt, watching a woman turn her ruin into art while the line between victim and accused blurs.

Directed by: Lee Sang-soo
Genres: Romance
Starring: Kim Min-jeong, Yoo Jung, James

Tagline: The woman in the Studio Chulsa sexual harrassment case becomes a movie director!
Overview: Park Ara, who grew up being teased for her dirty name decides to let her name be known to the world. Ara takes nude photos while working part-time at the studio and when her photos leaked, she accused the staff working in the studio. The accused staff commits suicide while under investigation, and Ara comes under harsh public scrutiny. Ara, who debuts as a filmmaker by making a film retelling the injustices she went through, is also suspected of sexually assaulting her own actress...

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Directed by: Lee Sang-soo
Genres: Romance
Starring: Kim Min-jeong, Yoo Jung, James

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
justice
guilt
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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