The Bacchus Lady
2016 · Movie · 110 min. · South Korea
The Bacchus Lady looks into the issue of elderly prostitution in South Korea. So-Young, an elderly lady who provides sex services to the male senior citizens using the pretext of selling Bacchus (an energy drink) to them. When So-Young picks up a Korean-Filipino boy named Min-Ho from the clinic she visits after Min-Ho's mother stabs the doctor (Min-Ho's father), she takes care of him while seeking a living through prostitution. From her interactions with her former clients, she finds that the golden age in their silver years may not be that bright after all.
Direction E J-yong
Cast Youn Yuh-jung · Chon Moo-song · Choi Hyun-jun
Soundtrack Young-gyu Jang
Screenplay E J-yong
Cinematography Kim Young-ro
Original title Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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