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Favorite Concubine

2020 · 81 min

A slow, uneasy drama of quiet betrayals and shifting power, more chilly than erotic, with a lingering sense of isolation.

Directed by
Richard Kim
Genres
Drama
Overview
Jun-soo, a rich old man, decides to live in a local villa after retirement due to paralysis and health reasons. Only Jun-soo's wife, Hye-sook, and Joo-seok, will move to the provinces, and Hye-sook will only wait for the day Jun-soo dies. Jun-soo gradually becomes paralyzed, so he relies on a wheelchair, and Hye-sook meets up Joo-seok. However, Jun-soo suffered from paralysis that night. Unaware of this, Hye-sook and Joo-seok hire Jun-soo's caregiver to avoid Jun-soo and enjoy comfortably, but Joo-seok begins to look at the caregiver. After learning about the affair between Hye-sook and Joo-seok, Jun-soo begins to make a secret proposal to So-eun.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, obsession, power, isolation
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Richard Kim
Genres
Drama
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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
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 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
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Richard Kim
Starring
Rika, Min Do-yoon, James
Runtime
81 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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