Jae-Young (Han Yeo-reum alias Seo Min-jeong) und Yeo-Jin (Kwak Ji-min) verbindet nicht nur ihre Freundschaft - sie teilen sich auch einen gefährlichen Job. Während die eine sich in Motelzimmern an Männer verkauft, passt die andere auf, dass die Polizei nicht dazwischenfunkt. Alles ändert sich, als Yeo-Jin eines Tages eine Polizeistreife übersieht. Bei der Flucht verletzt sich Jae-Young schwer. Ihr letzter Wunsch ist es, noch einmal einen ihrer Kunden zu sehen, in den sie sich kurz zuvor verliebt hat. Als Yeo-Jin versucht, den Mann zu überreden, stellt dieser ihr allerdings eine Bedingung: Sie muss vorher mit ihm ins Bett gehen. Bei ihrer Ankunft im Krankenhaus ist Jae-Young aber bereits tot. Daraufhin fasst ihre Freundin den Plan, sich noch einmal mit all ihren ehemaligen Freiern zu treffen - eine folgenschwere Entscheidung...
'Samaria' (2004) von Kim Ki-duk wurde bei den 54. Internationalen Filmfestspielen in Berlin für die beste Regie ausgezeichnet. Ki-duk über seinen Film: "The first button wasn't fastened right in the first place. At an age where curious teens are hungry for experience. If you chase after desirable things, one day you'll helplessly fall deep into a trap where time can't be turned back. Even before our vibrant young can apprehend life's wisdoms they inescapably get caught within these times of maltreatment, masochism, and self-torment.Who can throw a stone at the girl Samari? From the perspective of a man who could be an assailant, I try to fathom the painful minds of fathers whose daughters they love are made into prostitutes during these times."
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Jae-Young (Han Yeo-reum aka Seo Min-jeong) and Yeo-Jin (Kwak Ji-min) are not only connected by their friendship - they also share a dangerous job. While one sells herself to men in motel rooms, the other makes sure that the police don't interfere. Everything changes when Yeo-Jin overlooks a police patrol one day. Jae-Young is seriously injured while fleeing. Her last wish is to see one of her customers again, with whom she has fallen in love shortly before. When Yeo-Jin tries to persuade the man, however, he sets her a condition: she has to go to bed with him first. When she arrives at the hospital, Jae-Young is already dead. As a result, her friend makes the plan to meet up with all her former suitors again - a momentous decision...
'Samaria' (2004) by Kim Ki-duk was awarded Best Director at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival. Ki-duk about his film: "The first button wasn't fastened right in the first place. At an age where curious teens are hungry for experience. If you chase after desirable things, one day you'll helplessly fall deep into a trap where time can't be turned back. Even before our vibrant young can apprehend life's wisdoms, they inescapably get caught within these times of maltreatment, masochism, and self-torment. Who can throw a stone at the girl Samari? From the perspective of a man who could be an assailant, I try to fathom the painful minds of fathers whose daughters they love are made into prostitutes during these times."
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