The Bacchus Lady looks into the issue of elderly prostitution in South Korea. So-Young, an elderly lady who provides sex services to the male senior citizens using the pretext of selling Bacchus (an energy drink) to them. When So-Young picks up a Korean-Filipino boy named Min-Ho from the clinic she visits after Min-Ho’s mother stabs the doctor (Min-Ho’s father), she takes care of him while seeking a living through prostitution. From her interactions with her former clients, she finds that the golden age in their silver years may not be that bright after all. |
||
Ratings: | IMDB: 7.1/10 | |
Released: | October 6, 2016 | |
Runtime: | 110 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
AKA: | Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja | |
Countries: | South Korea | |
Companies: | Korean Academy of Film Arts Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) CGV Arthouse Korean Film Council | |
Cast: | Mu-song Jeon Kim Hye-Yoon Yuh-Jung Youn Hyun-jun Choi | |
Crew: | Je-yong Lee | |
Dvora : I liked this film; in fact, I shed a tear or two at the end. Stories like this one allow v...