(Shi gan), Kim Ki-duk / Jižní Korea, 2006
Korean version / Czech subtitles, 96 min
The girl Seh-hee and young Ji-woo are lovers who should simply be enjoying the gift of their mutual love. But the girl becomes obsessed about what destructive influence their passion might have as time passes. She is convinced that her partner will become tired of the face he sees daily, that Ji-woo’s feelings will lessen and he will eventually seek another woman. In order to prevent this happening, Seh-hee decides to have cosmetic surgery so she can become a “new woman” for him. Before the operation is to take place, she disappears without a word, and the frantic Ji-woo searches for her, but to no avail. He meets other girls but rejects them all until he falls under the spell of one of them, who continues mysteriously to elude him. Ji-woo eventually realises her secret and makes a radical decision. The story’s construction in this film prompts the viewer to consider that attempts to avoid the laws of life lead to loss of identity.
