301, 302
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| Hangul | , |
| Hanja | , |
| Revised Romanization | Samgongil, Samgonge |
| McCune–Reischauer | Samgongil, Samgongi |
| Directed by | Park Chul-soo |
| Written by | Lee Seo-gun |
| Starring |
Bang Eun-jin Hwang Shin-hye |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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100 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
301, 302 or 301/302 is a 1995 South Korean film directed by Park Chul-soo. It tells the story of two South Korean women, neighbors in the same apartment building, who take very different approaches to the difficulties of modern life; one indulges in food, sex, and spending while the other lives in self-imposed austerity. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Compulsion, a 2013 Canadian psychological thriller directed by Egidio Coccimiglio, is based on this film.
The film details the relationship between two neighbours, Song-Hee a chef, and Yun-Hee an anorexic writer. After her divorce, Song-Hee moves in next door to Yun-Hee. Realising she is an anorexic, Song-Hee begins to torment Yun-Hee by offering her food, eventually forcing it upon her violently.
Both women’s pasts are explored: Yun-Hee’s sexual abuse at the hands of her step-father, butcher by trade; Song-Hee’s dysfunctional marriage, her obesity, and finally the moment she cooks her husband’s dog and feeds it to him as an act of revenge.
The film ends as Yun-Hee offers her own body to be cooked and eaten. After her death and consumption, Yun-Hee is shown living happily in Song-Hee’s apartment as a spirit. The film is told in flashback, as Song-Hee is interviewed by a detective who is investigating Yun-Hee’s disappearance.
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