31 January 2012

The Scarlet Letter (South Korea, 2004)

Ki-hoon is a police detective who investigates a murder case where he suspects infidelity to be involved, and at the same time, he's struggling to hang onto his relationships with his wife and mistress.

A solid piece of triangle drama that never gets stale, and finishes with an unexpected and dark ending. The murder investigation combined with the sexually loaded atmosphere gives off strong Basic Instinct-vibes, with emotionally complex characters. The Scarlet Letter gained attention when one of the female lead actresses, Lee Eun-ju, committed suicide and speculations said that it was the consequence of her extremely demanding role in this particular film which of course makes it tragic on a whole other level. 



Genre: Drama/Mystery/Thriller

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