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Release Year2013
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageKorean
CertificationNR
GenresRomance
Votes3
DirectorMin Kyeol
WritersMin Kyeol
TypeFeature Film
Rating2.3 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsOrigin of Monogamy
About Origin of Monogamy
Kim Seon-ae works at the AIDS Research Laboratory, Jang Mi-joo works at a nooky establishment and Han Seong-ae is a psychiatrist. Seong-ae talks to single men about sex and is responsible for her friend Seon-ae's hypnotic treatment. One day, Seong-ae hears something shocking about AIDS during therapy... Seon-ae shudders at the mention of men and doesn't want anything to do with them. Seong-ae tries to treat this woman hooks her up with Jae-san at a club. Mi-joo is pressured to perform oral sex in order to marry Jae-seon as she is bad-off and survives every day by working at the sexual establishment. Mi-joo had lied about her family being well-off and when Jae-san asked to visit her home, she became surprised. She calls Seon-ae who she doesn't usually call and asks her for a favor. Seon-ae meets a man for the first time at a club!!! Mi-joo can't refuse anything her boyfriend asks for! Same goes for Park Jae-san. The three of them are out for trouble...
Directed by Min Kyeol, Origin of Monogamy leans on a strong ensemble — Lee Sun-jin, Lee Yo-seong, Choe Yoon-seul — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 2013.
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