Review by Cinephilos

The title and the poster design immediately caught my attention. A love story taking place in a communist country's army base, the movie depicts the fantasy of every male: a seduction by one's superior's trophy wife. Stated like that, it sounds like a cliche. The story goes much further. Mu-Gwang, the male protagonist who is seduced by his commander's kept-woman-like wife, is in no position to either take the initiative within the relationship or to take it further. Mu-Gwang is a low-ranking soldier whose destiny is decided by the whim of his superiors. He is brought into the romantic relationship against his will with no way of knowing the truthfulness of his lover. The story is more than a forbidden relationship between married people. The excellence of the film is based in the first place on the original novel and, in the second place, on the genius of the director and the actors. I highly recommend this movie. I believe it deserves some major awards.