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Serve the People

2022 · 146 min

A slow, quietly tense romance set in a rigid military world, where desire and duty collide under constant scrutiny.

Directed by
Jang Cheol-soo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yeon Woo-jin, Ji An, Cho Seong-ha
Tagline
Fatal but beautiful
Overview
Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife of the commander. Soon, he feels a strong attraction by her.

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Directed by
Jang Cheol-soo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yeon Woo-jin, Ji An, Cho Seong-ha
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jang Cheol-soo
Written by
Jang Cheol-soo
Starring
Yeon Woo-jin, Ji An, Cho Seong-ha, Jeong Gyu-su, Kim Ji-chul, Kim Byeong-man, Park Jeong-eon, Jang Hae-min
Cinematography
Kim Gu-young
Runtime
146 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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