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Flesh Market (1989)

Flesh Market poster
Original title
인신매매
Directed by
Jo Geum-hwan
Genre
erotic film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
19
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is kidnapped by human traffickers while meeting her husband. Another woman is also abducted and assaulted. Both are sold to rural areas. The husband quits his job to search for his wife. He meets the second woman and, with the help of a group of prostitutes, rescues his wife. He works to heal the deep harm caused by a cruel society.

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