Death row convict Jang Jin (Chang Chen) attempts to hasten his death sentence by stabbing himself in the neck with a sharpened toothbrush only to fail miserably leaving him temporarily mute. The unfortunate incident reaches the national news catching the attention of housewife Yeon (Park Ji Ah). On the surface Yeon's life resembles the ideal picture - a good husband (Ha Jung Woo) a stable livelihood. But beneath that shell lies sadness and torment over her husband's extramarital affairs. Jang Jin's story hits close to her heart leading her to a new path as she dares... to leave her usual life to meet the convict in prison. Ironically it's inside a cold and dark place where all of life's pleasure and privileges have been stripped away that both Yeon and Jang Jin begin a remarkable healing process. But reality remains stern and cold for the condemned as death penetrates through the iron bars still demanding for his last breath. [show more]
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Prison-set drama by Korean director Kim Ki-Duk. When death row convict Jang Jin (Chang Chen) tries to kill himself by stabbing himself in the neck with a sharpened toothbrush, his suicide attempt fails. However, the incident is picked up by the national news, where it catches the attention of middle class housewife Yeon (Park Ji Ah). Although Yeon's life appears idyllic on the surface, her husband (Ha Jung Woo) is having an affair and she is lonely and directionless. Moved by Jang Jin's story, Yeon impulsively decides to go and meet him in prison, where a tentative relationship develops between the two.
A convicted prisoner gradually begins to develop feelings for the woman who decorates his cell in director Kim Ki-duk's minimal dialogue love story
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