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Boarder: Dangerous Cohabitation

2024 · 82 min

A quiet, uneasy domestic drama that simmers with loneliness and temptation, drawing you into a stifled life slowly cracking open.

Directed by
Kim Hwan-jin-I
Genres
Romance
Starring
Ahn So-hee, Lee Soo, Si Woo
Overview
Mi-hyeon's newlywed life was normal until her husband, Ki-hyeon, got into an accident. Her body and mind are ruined as she takes care of her crippled husband. While struggling with the hardships of her life, Mi-hyeon takes in a young man as a boarder with the introduction of her friend, and a deviation that Mi-hyeon never had before begins.

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Directed by
Kim Hwan-jin-I
Genres
Romance
Starring
Ahn So-hee, Lee Soo, Si Woo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • trauma
Places
  • home
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
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance
Directed by
Kim Hwan-jin-I
Starring
Ahn So-hee, Lee Soo, Si Woo, Woo Yeol
Runtime
82 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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