The Bacchus Lady
For the old men wandering in a park of Seoul, the Bacchus lady is a comfort and the only lasting friend.
A melancholic, intimate portrait of an aging sex worker's struggle for dignity and connection amid economic hardship and the ghosts of her past.
So-young, an elderly prostitute working in Seoul, tries to take care of a young Korean-Filipino child she meets in a hospital and make ends meet. So-young's life takes a dark turn when several of her old clients try to reconnect with her.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
