Baramnan Gajok (2003)
Directed by Im Sang-su
Genres - Comedy, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Family Drama |
Release Date - Sep 9, 2003 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Korea, South |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
South Korean filmmaker Im Sang-Su directs the dark comedy drama Baramnan Gajok (A Good Lawyer's Wife). The story involves dancer Eun Ho-jeong (Mun So-Ri), wife of the unfaithful Yeong-jak (Hwang Jeong-min) and mother to a seven-year-old son. She meets a teenage boy and named Shin Ji-un (Bong Tae-gyu) and the two share an intimate friendship despite their age difference. When Ji-un's father discovers their relationship, he threatens to tell her husband. Meanwhile, her father-in-law (Kim In-mum) dies and her mother-in-law (Yun Yeo-jeong) quickly starts up another relationship. A Good Lawyer's Wife was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
