Synopsis
A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, washing laundry or making small repairs in return. He always tries to leave before the owners get back but in one ostensibly empty mansion he meets the abused wife of a rich man and she escapes with him.
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Cast
- Lee Seung-yunSun-hwa
- Jae HeeTae-suk
- Kwon Hyuk-hoMin-gyu
- Ju Jin-moDetective Jo
- Jeong-ho ChoiJailor
- Ju-seok LeeSon of Old Man
- Lee Mi-sukDaughter-in-law of Old Man
- Moon Sung-hyukSung-hyuk
- Park Ji-aJee-ah
- Jang Jae-yongHyun-soo
Recommendations
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Christian Science Monitor
Quiet, mysterious, sometimes violent, ultimately close to sublime. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Alternately witty, caustic, tender and endlessly imaginative and unpredictable. - 80
Film Threat
It's a love story without all the verbal hooey and it hits harder than most. - 80
Variety
A rarefied love story, conducted with no dialogue between the principals. - 80
The A.V. Club
3-Iron gains its hypnotic power by observing these characters through a slight remove. With total command of his effects, Kim transforms an already peculiar romance into something as otherworldly as a ghost story. - 80
The New York Times
A teasing, self-conscious and curiously heartfelt demonstration of his (Mr. Kim) mischievous formal ingenuity. - 70
Village Voice
Taut even when ridiculous, with flashes of comedy, 3-Iron has less to offer than its predecessors, but at minimum it's the playful exhaustion of a formal constraint. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
The almost supernatural turn which Kim's lovely film takes during its final act, however, is totally unexpected, and just one reason why Kim ranks as one of the most justly celebrated talents in contemporary Korean cinema.
