Seemingly homeless, Tae-suk is an urban hermit who spends his life in the apartments of people who are not present at the time. He eats from their refrigerators, takes selfies with their heirlooms, and pays for his stay by fixing broken apparatuses and washing their clothes. Eventually, he reaches Sun hwa’s house thinking it is empty, due to her husband being away on business. He begins his routine, up until he discovers her beaten.
Subsequently, they decide to leave together and he introduces her to his peculiar way of life. Nevertheless, her husband is not eager to let her leave him.
Probably Kim Ki-duk’s easiest film to watch, chiefly because he had a large budget in his hands, which he implemented in “furbishing” the production, particularly in contrast to his previous ones that were utterly low budget.
On the other hand, the film gives us a very extreme romance that entails all the characteristics of Kim’s cinema, with the two protagonists hardly uttering a word, and the utterly surrealistic last act, which is the film’s best part.
Lee Hyun-kyoon as Tae-suk and Lee Seung-yeon are magnificent in their silence, while Kwon Hyuk-ho gives an impressive performance as the “evil” husband.
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