Bad Guy
나쁜 남자
2002South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Ki-duk★ 6.5
Available in English: subtitled
A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingcold and detachedmelancholic
Pacing
slow burnmethodical
Story
pursuitunravelingcon deception
Emotion
all-consuming loveshameguiltragefeeling powerlessfiguring out who you are
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsclass and moneypovertycorrupt institutions
Feel
emotionally wreckingdiscussion starterquietly hauntingexhausting
Violence
graphic