A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 15, 1997
Original Title:
패자부활전
Alternate Titles:
Paejabuhwaljeon
Payback
Repechage
Genres:
Romance
Production Countries:
South Korea
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15세이상관람가
Runtime: 84
Two friends - Min-gyu, a wild-animal vet, and Eun-hae, a fashion photographer - commiserate with each other when each realizes that the person they love is no longer in love with them. In anger, Eun-hae smashes up her boyfriend's car; in frustration, Min-gyu breaks glasses and carves up a spider. Min-gyu and Eun-hae each urge the other to be calm, to move on, to forget about it. Good advice, if only they could take it. "Why do humans need love?," these friends ask each other. Can jealousy, anger, and desire for revenge lead two jilted lovers to embrace what they have? Will someone dream of a giraffe?
Director:
Lee Kwang-hoon
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