What a Man Wants

"We are all hungry for love."

2018 1h 40m KO

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 29

Comedy

Synopsis

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Set on Jeju Island, Seok-Geun is a middle-aged man and he works as a taxi driver. He is married to Dam-Deok. Seok-Geun constantly cheats on his wife, but it doesn't mean he does not love his wife.

“We are all hungry for love.”

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Cast

Lee Sung-min
Seok-geun
Shin Ha-kyun
Bong-soo
Song Ji-hyo
Mi-young
EL
Jenny
Jang Young-nam
Dam-deok
Go Joon
Hyo-bong
Yang Hyun-min
Beom-su
Lee Hanee
A Billiard Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Byeong-heon
Writers: Bae Se-young, Jang Kyu-sung, Lee Byeong-heon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Byeong-heon, shot by Noh Seung-bo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jung Ji-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeong Gye-hyeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Lee Sung-min and Shin Ha-kyun and Song Ji-hyo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We are all hungry for love.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8108278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Byeong-heon directs. Noh Seung-bo behind the camera. Jung Ji-hoon scores. Jeong Gye-hyeon cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Byeong-heon, shot by Noh Seung-bo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jung Ji-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jeong Gye-hyeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lee Sung-min and Shin Ha-kyun and Song Ji-hyo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "We are all hungry for love.".
7IMDB entry: tt8108278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.