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Directed by:
Ki-duk KimScreenplay:
Ki-duk KimPlots(1)
A harrowing portrait of love and desire, BAD GUY is situated deep in Seoul's seedy nightlife. Differing strains of the story follow various people inexorably caught up in an underground existence that exercises a vice-like grip over their every action; a pimp forces a prostitute to live in her booth, then falls in love with her by watching her activities behind a two-way mirror; a murderer seeks solace in a quite lakeside retreat, then meets a prostitute who works there. (official distributor synopsis)
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Although I've heard a lot about this Korean director, this is actually the first film I've seen from him. And it's definitely not a bad one. He is just very specific and sometimes I thought that the slow pace simply doesn't suit him and bothers him. But then there are scenes that really grab you. This is a dark romance, and I like those.
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