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A Bittersweet Life
Why this pick
Like The Coast Guard, it turns rigid masculine duty into a feverish spiral of violence and psychic collapse, delivered with similarly stylized, emotionally punishing intensity.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Private Kang is a member of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps who is eager to shoot a North Korean spy during his time guarding the South Korean coastline near the Korean Demilitarized Zone. One evening he shoots and kills a South Korean civilian who has strayed into a forbidden zone to have sex with his girlfriend. Kang and the girlfriend of the dead civilian both have mental breakdowns. The woman believes the members of the coast guard are her dead lover, and engages in sexual affairs with them. Though commended after the shooting, Kang is dismissed from service. He then returns to kill other members of his unit. He then goes to the South Korean capital city of Seoul, where kills people at random with his bayonet before being confronted by armed policemen. Gunfire then erupts.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kim Jung-hak
Kim Sang-byeong
