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Imbecile

LEE Doo Yong

Korea1985 115min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Seok, the manager of a nightclub girl group Thriller, is a mans man. He tries to bring the group together, but the members never really find unity because of their strong personalities. One day, the group is on the verge of break up due to the involvement of a North Korean spy. Now Seok is the only one who can save Thriller.

Diretor

LEE Doo Yong

He is one of Koreas best directors who led the Korean films heyday in 70s and 80s. From the debut romantic drama The Lost Wedding Veil(1970) to the Daejong award winning historical drama General in Red(1973), and from martial arts movies to the nationwide popular erotic movies, his films are never limited to a genre. He won the ISDAP award in Venice and was selected to the Un Certain Regard in Cannes.