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No Regret

Country: South Korea, Language: Korean, 113 mins

Original Title

Huhwihaji Anha
  • Director: Hee-il Leesong
  • Writer: Hee-il Leesong
  • Producer: Peter Kim

CGiii Comment

Justifying prostitution - because of pride...a complex issue of self-sacrifice with gentle brutality.

For a first-time director/writer this is a masterful piece of work.

Leesong does not fall into the various traps that many [American auteurs] succumb to - no time-lapse, split-screen, voice-over, no nonsense - just fine acting, talent and a remarkable sense of beauty.

A multi-layered, multi-faceted love-story - an exquisite turn of tables.

A staggering loneliness and sensitivity - a very valuable film indeed.

Thank you.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Sumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job. One night, a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving jobs. They meet again the next day: it is during a round of redundancy cuts at the factory where Sumin refuses an attempt by a man (who is in fact the boss' son Jaemin) to save his job. Eventually, Sumin is seduced into working as a prostitute in an up-market boy-brothel as Jaemin's obsession with him grows, leaving Jaemin helpless in the face of his overwhelming desire. This is a film of bold sexuality, where unexpected passion, desire and misunderstandings wreak havoc of an operatic intensity.

Cast & Characters

Nam-gil Kim as Song Jae-min;
Young-hoon Lee as Lee Su-min;
Hyeon-cheol Jo;
Dong-wook Kim;
Seung-kil Jeong as Madame;
Hwa-yeong Kim;
Seung-cheol Lee;
Jeong-hwa Kim;
Yang Ik-Joon