301, 302
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Hangul | 삼공일, 삼공이 |
Hanja | 三空一, 三空二 |
Revised Romanization | Samgongil, Samgonge |
McCune–Reischauer | Samgongil, Samgongi |
Directed by | Park Chul-soo |
Written by | Lee Seo-gun |
Starring |
Bang Eun-jin Hwang Cine |
Editing by | Park Gok-ji |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
301, 302 or 301/302 is a 1995 South Korean film directed by Park Chul-soo. It tells the story of two South Korean women, neighbors in the same apartment building, who take very different approaches to the difficulties of modern life; one indulges in food, sex, and spending while the other lives in self-imposed austerity.
Compulsion, a 2013 Canadian psychological thriller directed by Egidio Coccimiglio, is based on this movie.[1]
Plot
The film details the relationship between two neighbours, Song-Hee a chef, and Yun-Hee an anorexic writer. After her divorce, Song-Hee moves in next door to Yun-Hee. Realising she is an anorexic, Song-Hee begins to torment Yun-Hee by offering her food, eventually forcing it upon her violently.
Both women’s pasts are explored: Yun-Hee’s sexual abuse at the hands of her step-father, butcher by trade; Song-Hee’s dysfunctional marriage, her obesity, and finally the moment she cooks her husband’s dog and feeds it to him as an act of revenge.
The film ends as Yun-Hee offers her own body to be cooked and eaten. After her death and consumption, Yun-Hee is shown living happily in Song-Hee’s apartment as a spirit. The film is told in flashback, as Song-Hee is interviewed by a detective who is investigating Yun-Hee’s disappearance.
References
External links
- 301, 302 at the Korean Movie Database
- 301, 302 at the Internet Movie Database
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