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New Female Secretary

2021 · 74 min

A slow-burn, uneasy watch that mixes office power games with explicit erotic tension and a sense of creeping dread.

Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ji Hee, Lee Je-kwan, Im Tae-mok
Overview
Choi Kyeong-ri, a job seeker, succeeds in finding a job after a six-month internship, as introduced by her senior Chan-seong. She has no dreams of having such a job as receiving a corporate card of 3 million won per month for decoration expenses. After confessing to Chan-seong, Kyeong-ri and him started dating and lived together. Deputy manager Song, who was usually praised for her appearance, slowly reveals her true colors and receives massage, lesbian acts, and entertains investors, and is caught by Manager Oh. Deputy manager Song who is subject to sexual punishment by Manager Oh in front of Kyeong-ri. Can the bookkeeper, who is actually hired as a waitress, achieve a turnaround in this hell?

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Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ji Hee, Lee Je-kwan, Im Tae-mok
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • power
  • corruption
  • sexuality
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
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
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Han Dong-Ho
Written by
Jang Ha-yeon
Starring
Ji Hee, Lee Je-kwan, Im Tae-mok, Lee Jae-hee-II
Runtime
74 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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