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Purpose of Tutoring

2023 · 71 min

A slow, steamy melodrama of scheming and seduction that plays out with soapy, low-stakes tension.

Directed by
Han Dong-yeon
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Ga Won, Han Seo-ah, Cha Myung-Hoon
Overview
Yeong-tak and Ha-na are stepsiblings who live with the support of their divorced adoptive parents. The two begin taking individual private lessons for their respective careers. Yeong-tak secretly gives his acting teacher Na-ri sleeping pills to covet her body, while Ha-na is busy seducing her physical education teacher Han-cheol. Meanwhile, Na-ri and Han-cheol run into each other at the stepsiblings' house, fall in love at first sight, and seek revenge on the two who offended them.

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Directed by
Han Dong-yeon
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Ga Won, Han Seo-ah, Cha Myung-Hoon
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • obsession
    • revenge
    • family
    Places
    • home
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Han Dong-yeon
    Starring
    Ga Won, Han Seo-ah, Cha Myung-Hoon, Woo Yeol
    Runtime
    71 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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