Downfall
1997 · Movie · 105 min. · South Korea
A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she's going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the dark world of Korea's red-light districts, where a prostitute is exploited by johns, their pimps and society. She befriends one of her johns, a country bumpkin, who keeps in touch with her over the years. The film is a look at Korea's prostitution from the 1970s to the 1990s told through her story.
Direction Im Kwon-taek
Cast Shin Eun-kyung · Han Jeong-hyeon · Dong-joon Choi · Jeon Kyeong-sun · Byeong-kyeong Ahn · Yu-seon Yun
Soundtrack Kim Su-chol
Screenplay Im Kwon-taek · Kim Dae-seung
Cinematography Jeon Jo-Myeong
Original title Chang
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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