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Movie poster: Ardor (2002)
🎬 Movie
2002 · 112 min Drama Thriller
4.6 / 10 · TMDB

In revenge for her husband's infidelity, a young beautiful housewife, Mi-heun, starts an affair with an attractive young doctor, In-gyu. Despite her husband's efforts to regain her love and the disapproval by the conservative little town, Mi-huen gradually finds happiness and satisfaction in the affair and decides to turn her back on her quiet life.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 밀애
Year 2002
Country South Korea
Genre Drama, Thriller
Director Byun Young-joo
Runtime 112 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.6/10 (15 votes)

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The film constructs a delicate thriller from internal conflict, relying on the unspoken tension in glances and societal pressure. It explores how an act of revenge can unravel into a desperate search for identity and agency.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound ambiguity about right and wrong, and the haunting cost of liberation found in forbidden spaces. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Byun Young-joo

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Watch in a quiet, dim setting to fully absorb the simmering tension and nuanced performances.

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