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I Am Trash (2016)

I Am Trash poster
Original title
나는 쓰레기다
Directed by
Lee Sangwoo
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three grown brothers reunite with their father after he gets out of prison. He is a convicted pedophile and they must face him and their shared past.

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What happens

I Am Trash (Korean: 나는 쓰레기다; RR: Naneun sseuregida) is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The third and final instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy comprising Mother Is a Whore (2011) and Father Is a Dog (2012), it follows three grown up brothers reuniting with their pedophile father after his release from prison. It made its world premiere in the Fantastic Features section at the 10th Fantastic Fest in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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