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The Scarlet Letter

2004 · 115 min

A sleek, brooding erotic thriller that keeps you uneasy as desire and suspicion bleed into a murder case.

Directed by: Byun Hyuk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah

Tagline: Sex. Lies. Murder.
Overview: A cop's desire for love gets in the way of his job and his professional life. Secret love affairs begin to dangerously collide as he gets assigned to a new homicide case.

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Directed by: Byun Hyuk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
deception
guilt
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Details

Genres: thriller, mystery, crime, romance
Directed by: Byun Hyuk
Written by: Byun Hyuk, Kang Hyun-joo
Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah, Uhm Ji-won, Kim Jin-geun, Choi Gyu-hwan, Do Yong-gu, Jung Yoon-seo
Music: Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography: Choi Hyeon-gi
Runtime: 115 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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