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Desire (2004)

Desire poster
Original title
욕망
Directed by
Kim Eung-soo
Genre
erotic film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
19
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle class couple's monotonous marriage is disrupted when the husband has a homosexual affair with a young male prostitute. The wife discovers the truth and also gets involved with the young man, but the couple uses him only to satisfy their own desires and anxieties.

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