High Society

"Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz."

2018 1h 59m KO

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 63

Drama

Synopsis

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The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is a painter.

“Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz.”

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Cast

Park Hae-il
Jang Tae-jun
Soo Ae
Oh Su-yeon
Yoon Je-moon
Han Yong-seok
Ra Mi-ran
Lee Hwa-ran
Lee Jin-uk
Shin Ji-ho
Kim Kyu-seon
Park Eun-ji
Han Joo-young
Min Hyun-ah
Kim Kang-woo
Baek Kwang-hyun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Byun Hyuk
Writers: Kim Seong-tae, Wang Hye-ji, Lee Seu-ra
Languages: Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Byun Hyuk, shot by Park Se-seung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Hyung-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Park Hae-il and Soo Ae and Yoon Je-moon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8865580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Byun Hyuk directs. Park Se-seung behind the camera. Jang Young-gyu scores. Kim Hyung-joo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese.
3Directed by Byun Hyuk, shot by Park Se-seung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Hyung-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Park Hae-il and Soo Ae and Yoon Je-moon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz.".
8IMDB entry: tt8865580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.