Name: Maskeusok eunmihan jabushim
Genre: Short
Duration: 18 min
Cast: Hyeon Choi, Seok-gyu Jeong, Jeong Yu-mi

I gave this film a 6/10 a few years ago, but on watching it again yesterday, downgrading my judgment to a 3/10.

There are so many issues: 
* how is it that a young girl grows a fairly dark, thick moustache without any other facial hair at all?



* why won't she let her boyfriend see this feature?



* why do the doctor and nurse turn out all the lights during the surgery: surely they would want to see what they are doing?



* why did she change her mind?



* what is with the truly awful musical score for the final dance segment?; sure, it is wonderful to celebrate accepted differences, but to do so to music that is incredibly jarring and dissonant seems a little weird
* what was the writer's theme? And if it was, as I suspect, to accept bodily differences, surely a more plausible scenario could have been found with which to present such


I have a real penchant for Korean films: they are so often delightfully outside the box and capable of pushing moral, social, sexual and cultural boundaries, but this one simply went in such a totally unexpected direction to seemingly get nowhere.

Not very good.

Korean cinema is known for its mastery of genre, fluidly blending thriller, drama, and dark comedy with social critique. The post-1990s renaissance brought bold storytelling and masterful craft to the world stage, addressing class, identity, and modern anxieties with cinematic flair.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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