Dirty Romance
- September 2015 (2015-09) (Fantastic Fest)
- January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) (South Korea)
Dirty Romance (Korean: 더티 로맨스; RR: Deo-ti lo-maen-seu) is a 2015 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It made its world premiere at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.[1]
Synopsis
Goo Chul-joong (Kim Joon-woo) struggles to survive as he takes care of his severely disabled sister Goo Mi-joong (Ahn Ha-na). With no income and in debt, he begs his uncle for handouts and resorts to stealing. For a long time, Mi-joong has a crush on his friend Kim Chang-gi (Choi Hong-jun) who has yet to repay his debt. One day, Chul-joong coerces Chang-gi to have sex with Mi-joong as partial payment of his longstanding debt. Chul-joong also allows Gil Deok-ho (Gil Deok-ho), the mentally challenged son of a Chinese restaurant owner, to court his sister, hoping to marry her off and extricate himself from this living hell.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Kim Joon-woo as Goo Chul-joong
- Ahn Ha-na as Goo Mi-joong
- Gil Deok-ho as Gil Deok-ho
- Choi Hong-jun as Kim Chang-gi
- Kim Dong-kyu as Kim Deok-gi
- Kim Hyo-sook as Kim Chang-gi's mother
- Jo Ha-suk as Hae-soo's father
Reception
References
- ^ Martin, Peter (24 September 2015). "Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: DIRTY ROMANCE, The Stuff Of Real Life Is Not Always Pleasant To Behold". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (5 December 2015). "Film Review: 'Dirty Romance'". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Quinn, Paul. "DIRTY ROMANCE". hangulcelluloid.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Kinnard, J.R. (27 September 2015). "Fantastic Fest 2015: 'Dirty Romance' is powerful, fearless filmmaking". popoptiq.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
External links
- Dirty Romance at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Dirty Romance at HanCinema
- Dirty Romance at IMDb