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Female Boss Hooker

2020 · 76 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into obsession and confinement, with a cold, transactional view of relationships that leaves a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ye Seul, Lee Sul-ah, Min Do-yoon
Overview
Ji-cheol is a job seeker who only plays and eats, and is the boyfriend of Eun-je who runs a small store. Meanwhile, Joong-hoo, a hikikumori, became a regular after accidentally seeing Eun-je in the store. She is mistaking her kindness for her affection for herself. Joong-hoo started stalking her SNS every day. In the end, after approaching Eun-je with an innocent face, he succeeds in locking up Eun-je. As Eun-je disappears and the money supply is cut off, Ji-cheol is eager to find Eun-je. Ji-cheol, who is sad about money rather than worrying about Eun-je's safety, tries to lure Mi-seon out of her pocket money. Eun-je, who saw the scene of these two people's affair through a hidden camera, disarms Joong-hoo while drinking with him, thinking that she should somehow get out of there. Eun-je eventually escapes. Feeling empty without Eun-je, Joong-hu confines Mi-Seon, who ignored him. Three months later, someone came to Joong-hu's house and then…

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Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ye Seul, Lee Sul-ah, Min Do-yoon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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drama, romance
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
76 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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