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Karma (1988)

Karma poster
Original title
Directed by
Doo-yong Lee
Genre
drama film, erotic film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1988 South Korean film follows a woman named Gu San-daek as she deals with the consequences of a past life. Her present day suffering is portrayed as a form of karmic punishment for her previous actions.

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What happens

"업"은 1988년에 개봉한 대한민국의 영화이며 전생의 소행으로 말미암아 현세에 받은 응보(應報)를 이야기의 원천으로 삼았는데 강수연이 분한 구산댁 역은 당초 이미숙이 낙점됐으나 가슴 노출 장면 때문에 거절했고 개봉당일(토요일)과 일요일, 월요일인 석가탄신일에만 관객이 반짝했을 뿐, 그 다음날부터 극장 앞이 썰렁해져 흥행에 실패했다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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