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Obsessed

Obsessed

Drama · Romance · 2014

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.

Movie details

Obsessed

“If I cannot see you, I can't even breathe…”

2014 Drama · Romance 2h 12m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Obsessed?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Dae-woo

Written by

Oh Tae-kyung · Kim Dae-woo

Song Seung-heon

Song Seung-heon

Colonel Kim Jin-pyeong

Im Ji-yeon

Im Ji-yeon

Jong Ga-heun

Cho Yeo-jeong

Cho Yeo-jeong

Lee Sook-jin

On Ju-wan

On Ju-wan

Kyung Woo-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Lim

Park Hyuk-kwon

Park Hyuk-kwon

Lieutenant Colonel Choi

Jeon Hye-jin

Jeon Hye-jin

Lieutenant Colonel Choi's Wife

Court is in session

Put Obsessed on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.