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Five Senses of Eros (2009)

Five Senses of Eros poster
Original title
오감도
Directed by
Yoo Young-sik, Hyuk Byun, O Ki-hwan, Min Kyu-dong
Genre
romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
19
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five short films explore love and desire from different perspectives and in different styles. Each segment focuses on a specific relationship or romantic encounter. The stories range across various tones and approaches to intimacy.

sensualromanticvariedintimateprovocativeeroticemotionaldiverse

What happens

Five Senses of Eros (Korean: 오감도; RR: Ogamdo) is a 2009 South Korean anthology film with five short films depicting love and desire, but in different styles and genres. The shorts are: His Concern, directed by Daniel H. Byun; I'm Right Here (나, 여기 있어요; Na, yeogi isseoyo), directed by Hur Jin-ho; The 33rd Man (33번째 남자; 33beonjjae namja), directed by Yoo Young-sik; In My End Is My Beginning (끝과 시작; Kkeutgwa sijak), directed by Min Kyu-dong; and Believe in the Moment (순간을 믿어요; Sunganeul mideoyo), directed by Oh Ki-hwan. The five directors are all graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts. The film received 438,501 admissions nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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