Ingan, gonggan, sigan geurigo ingan
2018 [KOREAN]
Action / Drama
Plot summary
A group of very different people set sail on an old warship. The passengers include a senator with his son, a newly-wed couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of violent criminals. At first the aggressive behaviour of the thugs and their leader is directed at the first class passengers, but then more and more indiscriminately against the rest of those on board. Rape is followed by murder and it’s not long before the first of numerous and increasingly brutal mutinies takes place.
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January 2026 and I not for me
At least it has something to say
HUMAN, SPACE, TIME AND HUMAN isn't quite a masterpiece on the level with Kim Ki-duk's earlier works in the 2000s, but I did enjoy it far more than I expected to. It's another allegorical tale in which a microcosm of Korean society is trapped on a ship. There are politicians, crew members, gangsters, soldiers, prostitutes and ordinary folk caught up in a tale that gets increasingly bizarre as it goes on. The repellent subject matter won't be for all tastes, but that's always been the case with this director who enjoys shining his torch into the darkest recesses of human behaviour. Quite big budget by Kim's standards, it's a little lengthy but it does hold the attention, and like all his work, it does have something to say.







