Exhausted (2009)
Original title: 고갈 · Released 2009-09-03 · 128 min · Drama, Crime · Rated Adults only
Uncompromising and shocking portrayal of the life of a French pimp and his wife exploited by him as a prostitute, who stay together in an almost post-apocalyptic post-industrial landscape. Shot on grungy Super-8. The first hour focuses on the everyday activities of the man and woman. They consume cheap food, watch TV and nasty porno, they receive customers and combat each other with psychological power games. Despite emotional numbness, the woman tries to escape. She makes friends with another woman, but then decides that returning to the man is the easiest option. The return of the other woman heralds the very shocking finale. Not for the squeamish.
Directed by
Kim Gok (김곡)
Written by
Kim Gok (김곡)
Cinematography
Kwon Sang-joon (권상준)
Editing
Produced by
Cast
- Park Ji-hwan (박지환) as 남자
- Keun-young Oh (오근영) as 아름
- Jang Liu (장리우) as 여자
- Kim Gok (김곡) as 이멀젼 부식
Companies
Goksa, Goksa, Seoul Independent Film Festival, Goksa
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