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Alaska Polar Bear

2018 · 76 min

A slow, uneasy character study that lingers on desire and power with a cold, uncomfortable gaze.

Directed by
Yoon Joong-boo
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Is sex the power? Or technique?
Overview
As an adult film director, Tae-joon is called a polar bear because he has a low-talking personality but has a big body and voice when excited. Because of his lustful father, he thinks only of women as a tool to quench her sexual desire. He is currently running a cafe with coffee he learned to soothe the mind and body. He has an uninspiring sex life with the erotic actress Do Do-hee, his sex partner. On the other hand, one day when Yeon-hee, the youngest member of the Alaska directing department, works at Tae-Jun's cafe, Tae-Jun can't stand his sexual desire and violates her...
How it feels
Dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Obsession, power, sexuality, identity
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Yoon Joong-boo
Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Yoon Joong-boo
Starring
Lee Chae-dam, Jo Wan-jin, Min Do-yoon, Yoo Sul-young
Runtime
76 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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