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Boarding House Girls

2018 · 72 min

A slow, soft-focus seduction drama that coasts on longing glances and quiet domestic tension rather than heat.

Directed by
Jo Tae-ho
Genres
Romance
Overview
Jung-suk's wife runs a boarding house and he helps by cooking, doing laundry, and cleaning. He's under his wife's control, but he doesn't give up his dream of becoming an actor and eventually passes an audition. Sun-mi and Hyun-jung from the boarding house overhear him practice and mistake him for a wealthy man. They seduce him for his money and he falls for them...
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Deception, ambition, betrayal
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    romance
    Directed by
    Jo Tae-ho
    Starring
    Park Hyun-jung, Kim In-ae, Yoon Da-hyeon, Choi Chul-min, Lee Hyo-won
    Runtime
    72 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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