ComedyDrama

Flandersui gae

2000
6.9 / 10
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.
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The movie never has a real climax nor is it set up to have one. The most redeeming quality is its passivity. Such a comment may not seem like flattery, but hear me out. The movie very accurately captures the mundaneness that is life and the ever so rare mishap...
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I watch a lot of South Korean films, and I know they aren't all spectacular or my type of film but generally I love black comedies. I just don't find the dog meat thing funny, as though it's a silly comedy of manners. To be honest, I felt like this film dragge...
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