Uncompromising and shocking portrayal of the life of a French pimp and his wife exploited by him as a prostitute, who stay together in an almost post-apocalyptic post-industrial landscape. Shot on grungy Super-8. The first hour focuses on the everyday activities of the man and woman. They consume cheap food, watch TV and nasty porno, they receive customers and combat each other with psychological power games. Despite emotional numbness, the woman tries to escape. She makes friends with another woman, but then decides that returning to the man is the easiest option. The return of the other woman heralds the very shocking finale. Not for the squeamish.
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Cast
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Kim Gok Director
Worldwide gross $3.2K · First release October 3, 2008 · Produced in South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,215
Production
Goksa
Production
Space Cell
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South Korea
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Original title
고갈
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · October 3, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 11, 2010 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
France
November 3, 2010 · Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival
Netherlands
January 26, 2009 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
July 27, 2009 · Era New Horizons Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 7, 2009 · Leeds International Film Festival premiere
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