
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, s... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| User ReviewFilippo GA wonderful real-life portrait of the korean social phenomenon of "bacchus ladies", elder prostitutes, sometimes in their 80s, who offer sexual services in parks and cheap hotels to support themselves. It also explores, with great poetry and tenderness, the themes of life, death and acceptance. A great portrait of how greed and modernity destroy a traditional life system based on values, family and mutual assistance. Absolutely not to be missed. |