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The World of Adultery

2020 · 76 min

A quiet, guilt-soaked affair drama that simmers with temptation and moral unease rather than heat.

Directed by
Shin Sung-jin
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
Gyu-nam, even with a girlfriend, meets a married woman in an online chatroom and starts an affair. Gyu-nam, who is more sexually attracted to married women who tries to push him away, finds out that the woman's husband she is having an affair with is blind. The married woman and Gyu-nam boldly engage in a love affair in front of the blind husband. The woman feels guilty but she keeps on seeing Gyu-nam, but is torn because her blind husband has a good sense of humor. What is the fate of this affair?
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, tense and dark. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, betrayal, guilt, obsession
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Shin Sung-jin
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Shin Sung-jin
Starring
Ah Reum, Kang Min-woo, Soo Ah, Oh Mi-ra
Runtime
76 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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