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Director/Writer: Im Sang-soo
114min South Korean English Subtitles Drama
This slick beast reared its tempting head in the Cannes Competition section luring us in for a potential South Korean treat. It’s the latest drama from Housemaid director Im Sang-soo and focuses on a super wealthy but dysfunctional family headed by a monstrous workaholic matriarch who runs their crooked business affairs while bedding a young adonis gofer who yearns for her divorced daughter. Sadly its grandiose goings-on and opulent visuals fail to ignite any real excitement or satisfaction beyond the sensationalism. MT
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