A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
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Ki-duk KimWriter:
Ki-duk Kim
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| Jung-Jin Lee | ... | Gang-Do (as Jeong-jin Lee) | |
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Ki-Hong Woo | ... | Hoon-chul |
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Eunjin Kang | ... | Myeong-ja (Hoon-Chul's wife) |
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A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
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ejaculation in hands | dysfunctional mother son relationship | handjob | incest | mother son incest |Taglines:
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€103,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,222, 19 May 2013, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$21,932, 23 June 2013Company Credits
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[she nods]
Gang-Do: Here for sure?
[she nods again]
Gang-Do: Really? Then can I go back in?
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According to director Ki-duk Kim this film was prepared in 10 days, shot in 20 days on location and post-produced in 30 days. See more »Quotes
Gang-Do: [grabbing between her legs] I came out of here?[she nods]
Gang-Do: Here for sure?
[she nods again]
Gang-Do: Really? Then can I go back in?
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Drama , Revenge , Love , Hate , Mercilessness ,Despair , Loneliness , Change ,Hope ,Tragedy ,Sorrow , Remorse ... etc etc etc . Kim Ki-Duk's new masterpiece is epic. Not visually but substantially. Its covering of so many aspect of the human nature I haven't seen before in film . The twisted and tragic plot reminded me of a saga by the ancient Greek and took me on a roller-coaster of emotions. I hadn't such mixed feelings towards the characters for a long time. First hate , then compassion , then pity then this then that. Ki-Duk truly grew as an artist , moreover ,I dare to mention the word ,genius . This film is his most ,, humane '' work ( unjustifiably being accused of ,,mainstreamness''): No graphic cruelty (,,Seom ''), no irrational concepts like expression of love=violence ( ,, Bad Guy '') ,no bizarre scenes ( ,, Hwal ''). Thus I'm not wondering that it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Thank you Kim-Ki-Duk for the most unique film-experience I ever had!