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Wife for Rent

2020 · 74 min

A grim, claustrophobic drama that lingers on exploitation and quiet desperation, offering little relief.

Directed by
No Hyun-jin
Genres
Romance
Starring
Min Jung, Gil Dong, Hae Il
Tagline
I... I don't do anything like that...
Overview
Ae-ra who has been living as a a chauffeur for women is often deprived of her own money by her husband who takes them away. To earn 30,000 won, Ae-ra, did whatever the boarders wanted, and then one day, she received a strange offer from her husband. Her husband who used to swear a lot started to have her for rent through SNS to raise money for gambling, while she feels like she's going to die every day. Then one day, a certain fate comes to her...

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Directed by
No Hyun-jin
Genres
Romance
Starring
Min Jung, Gil Dong, Hae Il
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • betrayal
  • power
  • survival
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance
Directed by
No Hyun-jin
Starring
Min Jung, Gil Dong, Hae Il, Si Woo, James
Runtime
74 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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