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Hypnotic Dance Club

2020 · 73 min

A disorienting, claustrophobic plunge into one lonely man's obsession, where fantasy and captivity blur until you lose your footing.

Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Park Ga-in, Min Do-yoon
Overview
It begins when you fall asleep, Maybe a sex war with illusions that don't exist in reality. Ki Dal-hee is a reclusive, lonely living living in a small rooftop room and blocking contact with the outside. In Ki Dal-hee's eyes, an excited angel Geum Soon-ja appeared to save him, She sneaks into her house and starts a dangerous stalking while watching her every move. For Ki Dal-hee, Geum Soon-ja became the reason for existence and the energy of a happy life. Ki Dal-hee's bold actions that permeated her house like a parasite eventually crossed the line, Geum Soon-ja, who felt shame, kidnapped and imprisoned him. Geum Soon-ja imprisoned Ki Dal-hee in prison uniform and condemned her. The femme fatal of Geum Sunja is increasingly mysterious, including her maid Oh Dal-rae as a watchman and having her write a reflection statement! Breaking the line between reality and imagination, the story falls into an uncontrollable labyrinth...

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Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Park Ga-in, Min Do-yoon
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • isolation
    • madness
    • identity
    • power
    Places
    • home
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • unreliable narrator
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
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    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight6

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    Starring
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    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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