In 1967, leftist riots broke out in Hong Kong & gripped the city in violence, tension, fear & unrest over
...In 1967, leftist riots broke out in Hong Kong & gripped the city in violence, tension, fear & unrest over
...Though Nam Joo (Lee Ja
...Screened at the 2009 Pusan Film Festival & the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Lim Woo Seongs acclaimed feature debut Vegetarian is a dark & evocative exploration of one womans depression & derailing. Based on a short story by Han Gang, the psychological drama revolves around troubled housewife Yeong Hye (Chae Min Seo, The Loner), who suddenly becomes a vegetarian. Haunted by nightmares, she becomes increasingly fixated with purging meat from the household, alienating herself from her husband & her family. The one person who can reach Yeong Hye is her brother-in-law Min Ho (Kim Hyun Sung, Puzzle), a body painting artist suffering from a creative slump of his own. In Yeong Hyes pain, he finds passion, inspiration, & transformation. Leading lady Chae Min Seo, who drew media attention for appearing nude in the picture, had to go on a strict diet in real life to lose eight kilograms to correspond with her characters physical deterioration.