Title (Korean): <은교> (Eun-gyo)
Year: 2012
Length: 129min
Format: 35mm
Director: JUNG Ji-woo
Cast: PARK Haeil, KIM Moo-yul, KIM Go-eun
Genre: Drama
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Production:
Let’s Films
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A renowned old poet of Korea, Lee Jeok-yo (Park) has adopted an untalented but devoted student, the young novelist Seo Ji-woo (Kim Moo-yul), as his protege. Their relationship is a complicated one, equal parts love and hate, admiration and criticism.
It becomes further complicated when 17-year-old Han Eun-gyo (Kim Go-eun) seeks out the aged poet.
Despite an alarming age difference, Jeok-yo finds himself entranced by Eun-gyo’s charm and vibrancy.
Ji-woo, a more appropriate suitor, also finds himself becoming slowly obsessed with the young girl.
As this love triangle becomes more intense, resentment sets in between teacher and student, and Ji-woo must make a decision between love, lust and loyalty to his mentor.
A veteran of Korean film, Jung Ji-woo broke out with his 1996 short film A Bit Bitter and soon after achieved stardom both at home and abroad with
his controversial 1999 feature Happy Ending.
Since then, he has contributed to the 2005 omnibus If You Were Me 2, directed the features Blossom Again (2005) and Modern Boy (2008), and helped write the script for the 2010 hit thriller Moss, which took in over 3 million admissions.
