In this film, which won the Golden Lion Award at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, a mother seeks revenge for the murder of her son. The murderer came to the door, claiming to be the murderer's long-lost mother and living with him. The murderer believed it to be true and developed a deep dependence on her. At this time, the mother chose to end her life because she wanted the murderer to experience the loss of a loved one.
If it was just hatred, human emotions would not be so complicated. However, this mother, who faced the murderer day and night, had to admit that the other party was also a very pitiful fellow. She was sad because her own death would deal a huge blow to him.
Kim Ki-dok's violent aesthetics are unmistakably revealed in the film. The protagonist, Jiang Dao, is a cruel and cold-blooded loan shark payee. Jumping from the upstairs holding the stone. His guilt is in stark contrast to his later love for "mother." The men who are full of evil and the women who come for revenge can only use death to get rid of their pain and redeem their souls who have fallen into hell.
It's a heavy film and every actor is excellent. The male protagonist is Alex Hong in "Love in Harvard". It is really impressive that the innocent young people of that year can also play a leading role in Uncle Jin's films.
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