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confused
what's for sure watching this u get none of the relationship's were/are healthy - Tae Kyu for one is just messed in the head and maybe his mentioning not having family or that he will get female clients and not male - cause now he with Yong Joon (says it jokingly, as this dude has no intention of lightning the financial load, that's Yong Joon's problem). i guess it goes to explain why Tae Kyu is messed-up, as assuming he been on the streets from a young age. and the only one willing to love and take care of him (finally) unequivocal is Yong Joon . that's why he is so desperate and possessive of him - sadly i wonder if love even enters in this equation . as Tae Kyu is very selfish - its like he is living in a world of his own, where he could care less how Yong Joon makes money to buy the meat he wants of the daily, let alone pays for the roof over his head or anything else he needs/wants, while he goofs around with that stupid bb gun - how Yong Joon supports them, is not his problem or a blimp on his radar, he just does his thing - shit all - and Yong Joon picks up after him, literally.the whole situation with the kid and the injured eye is confusing, cause at the start (before the scene where the father threatens to put out the cigarette on Tae Kyu's eye - and eye for an eye cause he did that to his kid, i assume) i was sure Tae Kyu and the kid r one and the same, cause Tae Kyu mentions a disability in his left eye (but he's called for mandatory army service and usually if u got a disability they don't draft u - plus he doesn't look like he has problem with his eyes - brain, maybe, but that's another matter) the same eye the kid's got patched-up and the kid kinda looks like Tae Kyu (just younger). so was confused and unsure WTH was going on - and whether the hints "dropped" were supposed to mean something, that was just going over my head.
so mentioning all of the above hard not to feel really bad for Yong Joon, who only wants love and as Jae-sung (unlike in the description betrays Yong Joon, when he gets married to a female) guess that was the real reason for him defecting from North Korea. he comes to a new country and has to deal with all entailed, which isn't ever easy, when ur all alone in the world and his finding Tae Kyu in similar situation - they latch onto each other. not a healthy relationship by any means - considering the lengths Yong Joon goes through to support Tae Kyu. and yet as he has no one, i guess he rather suffer everything, just to have someone who is dependent on him - giving him the delusion of belonging - i.e family.
Jae-sung somehow also defects. as he put it "...his life went to hell after Yong Joon left..." so "getting" that he couldn't forget Yong Joon or live with a woman he comes in search of Yong Joon, only to find him in a mess - not that Yong Joon welcomes him with open arms. but his "...i'd rather live together in shared sorrow..." was a bit laughable considering Tae Kyu didn't share shit - even when confronted by the blackmailing father, he would walk away as if it had nothing to do with him, leaving Yong Joon to deal with the problem - and even after he wouldn't ask, wonder or offer any help, it was like it had nothing to do with him - that's why was wondering WTF Yong Joon was talking about, when he was telling Jae-sung he better off now. that was so far from the truth - its like he was ready to cut his nose to spite his face - get he was angry at Jae-sung and not ready to forgive him. but he wasn't ready to give him up either. and he for sure wasn't ready to stop anything with Tae Kyu - but i guess its cause he knew how lost Tae Kyu would be without him - bottom line this a mess. so everything ending the way it did - not astounding. and yet confusing as we get an end scene of Jae-sung living in Yong Joon apartment as if nothing happened and i'm like "no!! i need more info, about what went down with both Yong Joon & Tae Kyu..." but it is what it is
side note - there was So much going on psychologically that the sexual scenes, as erotic and in ur face as they were - all fell to the sidelines -
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Not my cup of tea despite interesting premise
This queer movie follows the story of one North Korean deserter as he escapes to South Korea and settles there, facing quite a lot of difficulties. The premise of this picture was very interesting but unfortunately I had some trouble appreciating the scenario overall. I usually like love triangle, but it missed the mark for me here because I was not able to empathize with the characters and found some of their actions not sensible.It is a very raw, brutal as well as surprisingly graphic movie. I think the shock factor was privileged by the director and screenwriter rather than the likeability (or at least just building) of the characters. It was not a boring watch at all but I would have preferred the plot to focus more on characterization as well as making the protagonists' choices be more reasonable and understandable for the viewer.
The acting was overall okay. The actors had really intense sex scenes and gave it their best. As the relationships evolve and get more intertwingled, as well as the situation the characters live through gets more difficult, the acting remains all along pretty strong with good portray of the most emotional scenes. I think where it was lacking was mostly relating to the chemistry : I felt the passion and rage, but I had trouble believing in the love and romance...I think it might be again more due to a directing/screenwriter choices but I would have preferred the film to take another approach.
I would not recommend this to people because I cannot say that I enjoyed the movie. As it is quite short and has an interesting and original premise, so you might want to give it a go if you are looking for a pretty raw BL. It leans strongly into the melodramatic genre which I would have appreciated more with a better characterization and storylines. Be aware that this movie can be very triggering: it is graphic, violent and depicts very toxic relationships.
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Well?
Well...This one was kinda confusing.
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The plot is kinda... confusing too. But I guess that's the story in general. At first when Tae Kyu went to the military, and Jae Sung appeared, I was so confused. I didn't understand who he was. I thought he was Tae Kyu for a second.💀
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Also, Tae Kyu character was kinda childlike. First thing when I saw him, I thought he was Yong Joon's brother. He seemed so young, and the fact the he played all day with that gun didn't help. Then that night they had sex, and I was like 💀💀💀. Didn't expect that.
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Now... Jae Sung isn’t shameless at all I guess😳 he watched two times Tae Kyu and Yong Joon having sex.. like man... c'mon.
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Soooo, speaking about Jae Sung, I didn't like his character at all. Like your relationship with Yong Joon finished, it's over.
Also Yong Joon that kisses Jae Sung, even worse. Yeah, he may like or "love" Tae Kyu, but you don’t do these things...
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tam bir hayal kırıklığı..
Filmin hikayesi ve oyunculuk güzeldi.Aşırı açık +18 sahnelerin fazla olması biraz tiksindirdi beni. Kapıyı açık bırakıp kıskandırma sahneleri ve adamın onların sevişmelerini izlemesi biraz komik geldi.
Yong Joon'un kimi sevdiği belli değil bir onla bir bunla sinirim bozuldu. Üç ana karakter de birbirinden garip.
Sonu çok açık bitti. Sorularım cevapsız kaldı o iki sevgili öldü mü, kuzey koreli adam neden onların evinde kaldı?
Güzel bir hikayesi vardı bence bu şekilde bitmesi hayal kırıklığına uğrattı.
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Simoni
Se voce vai assistir esse filme só por causa das cenas hot, esquece. É um drama muito serio, tenso e trágico que fala sobre conseguir uma vida melhor. Mas será tão fácil assim?Sinopse
Inverno de 2013, exército da Coreia do norte Yong-joon e Jae-seong. Yong-joon decide fugir para o sul, deixando Jae-seong para trás. Ele arrisca sua vida ao pisar na terra da liberdade e encontra Tae-gyu.
Embora tenha sido cerca de 2 anos desde que se conheceram.
Um dia, Jae-seong chega ao sul e Yong-joon deve decidir entre Jae-seong e Tae-gyu. Isso causa mal-entendidos e os coloca em sofrimento ...
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Fui por causa das cenas hot, mas me arrependi pelo contexto e enredo da história do filme
Eu vi algumas cenas desse filme no site mais famoso de 53x0 do mundo. Achei interessante as cenas, e fui atrás. Até que eu achei sem legenda no mesmo site!Comecei assisti, mas não deu para entender nada, só se prestasse bem atenção na cena você entenderia sem legenda mesmo, e teve cena que você via o que estava acontecendo sem precisar de legenda!
Mas mesmo assim eu precisava entender o contexto do filme, e sem legenda não estava me ajudando muito, mais mesmo assim assisti até o final!
Consegui o filme legendado, graças a uma fã de bl, agora pude entender um pouco do filme, mas mesmo assim não gostei do contexto, do enredo, a história ficou confusa, principalmente no final do filme, pois não mostra o desfecho de dois protagonista, só de um, que foi um final que para mim, bem ridículo!
Tem algumas cenas hot, precisava de mais contexto e mais emoção, pois fui muito rápido essas cenas.
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