Birdcage Inn (1998)

Original title

파란대문

Directed by

Kim Ki-duk

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

19

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman moves into a boarding house that is secretly a brothel. She becomes entangled with the family that runs it, especially the daughter of the house, leading to conflict and uneasy alliances.

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What happens

Birdcage Inn (Korean: 파란 대문; RR: Paran daemun; lit. 'Blue Gate') is South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's third film, released in 1998. The drama stars Lee Ji-eun, Lee Hae-eun and Ahn Jae-mo. It was released domestically in October 1998, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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