Korean with English subtitles/ 2009/ 123 Min/ Digital
Rating: R21
Director/ Producer/ Writer: Cho Kyeong-Duk
DP Yeo Cheol-soo
CAST Han Yeo-reum, Jo Kyeong-ho, Hong Seung-gi
MUSIC Kim Myeong-jong
Singapore International Film Festival - Best Feature, Best Director
São Paulo - Humanitarian and International Jury award
A group of three people – a young female student, Ye-ri (Han Yeo-reum); a disabled handicap, Chunkil (Jo Kyeong-ho); and a priest (Hong Seung-gi)– gets arrested in a hotel room for suspected prostitution. During police investigation, the group claims that the girl was a sex volunteer. Chunkil, who cannot use his arms or legs, has taught himself to become a poet. However, he failed to express his real feelings to his first crush. He also fails to meet his online date due to her family's objections. Feeling desperate and knowing his death is imminent, Chunkil confesses to the priest that he wants to feel sexual pleasure for once in his life time. As the priest contemplates Chunkil's confession, Ye-ri, a young film student, volunteers her sexual services.
The film brings up taboo questions - Should sex volunteering, sex without profit or love, be chastised by the religion, society and law? Is sex a basic human right, that even the disabled are entitled to?
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Venue: Cathay Picturehouse
2 Handy Road, 5th Floor, The Cathay
Date of screening: Nov 27 Saturday
Admission starts from 12:30pm
Free admission but SFS members only -- flash your membership card to go in. Membership signups available at the door. No tickets will be sold. Free seating, with limited seats, subjected to first-come-first seated basis.
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The film screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion at the Picturehouse Lounge.
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