Moebius is a threeactor, fourcharacter piece that plays like greek tragedy filtered through the lens of extreme filmmakers like takashi miike. Moebius is a film directed by kim kiduk with cho jaeyun, seo yeongju, lee eunwoo. Moebius 20 film moebius is a 20 south korean horror drama film written and directed by kim kiduk. While mostly a plot summary there are few occasional editorial comments. Review moebius is perversely powerful bloody disgusting. One evening, the housewife takes a kitchen knife into their bedroom to exact revenge on the father. As part of this mission the team recruits a talented finance expert named alice. If you like moebius you are looking for psychological, disturbing and serious movies about with mother son incest, sexual abuse, vengeance, dysfunctional family, infidelity, perversion and human nature themes of drama and thriller genre shot in south korea. But, you couldnt find any actual russians for the lead roles, and have to use a frenchman and. Kim kiduks moebius, the followup to his golden lionwinning pieta, takes many of the bizarre, incestuous beats of that drama and twists, contorts and morphs them into black comedy with impressive results. Believing he has been betrayed, gregory breaks the golden rule and makes contact with alice, his undercover agent. As soon as one thinks that kim has pushed the envelope narratively and visually, he has something else disturbing up his bloody sleeve. It initially got restricted rating from the board, which is virtually a kiss of death to any film to be released in south korean theaters considering. A veteran spy tries to take down a powerful money launderer.
Moebius is a very difficult film to watch, a fact stressed by its obvious low budget. It was screened out of competition at the 70th venice international film festival. It was initially banned in south korea, before the korea media rating board. Moebius 20 nude scenes allmovie an embittered wife sets her family down the path. The film is strangely fascinated with knocking women on their backs with legs in the air and panties exposed to the repetitive point of resembling a marx brothers skit.
The restricted rating means the film can only be shown. Movies like moebius 1996 if you like moebius you are looking for humorous, psychological and exciting movies about with mathematics, train, time travel, crimes, politics, fighting the system and life is a bitch themes of mystery, scifi and thriller genre shot in argentina. An fsb officer falls in love with his agent, an american woman, who works as a trader in a russian bank. The first 15 minutes of moebius, the latest tabooexploding effort from south korean filmmaker kim kiduk, sets the stage for the carnival of. The mother is upset visibly in pain because the father is having an affair with a younger woman. Sep 14, 20 moebius 20, south korea written and directed by kim kiduk. Eunwoo lee and yeongju seo in moebiuseu 20 eunwoo lee in.
Admittedly, the film says something about the character having been brought up in england, and he does bear some resemblance to roman abramovich, the owner of chelsea. She had to leave the usa after less than legal trades, a circumstance which makes her the target of the fsb who would like to take down the banks owner ivan rostovsky tim roth for money laundry. Never one to shy away from the taboo, korean filmmaker kim kiduks new film moebius contains scenes of castration, masturbation with a rock, incest, rape, penis eating, and on a. Kim, as a filmmaker, has achieved a shocking film that touches upon almost every taboo imaginable and does so with elegance and an unshakable sense of control, making him an asian horror auteur to watch for. Moebius is a 20 south korean drama film written and directed by kim kiduk. Moebius 20 plot summary 2 a father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his fathers, and the sorrowful maternity that hovers. But kim also makes a fascinating attempt to give the movie a greater significance that largely manages to hold it together. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. She had to leave the usa after less than legal trades, a circumstance which makes her the target of the fsb who would like to take down the banks owner ivan rostovsky tim. Kim kiduks moebius, the followup to his golden lionwinning pieta, takes many of the bizarre, incestuous beats of that drama and twists, contorts and morphs them. A housewife lee eunwoo becomes enraged with jealousy over her husbands cho jaehyun affair. Consumed with hatred against her husband for his long time infidelity, the wife wants to take revenge against him but ends up inflicting a fatal wound to the son, and then disappears overwhelmed with.
Russian spy, fsb agent gregory lyubov is sent to monaco to watch the actions of the powerful russian oligarch named ivan rostovskiy. The story of a wife, a father and a son and the violent, psychosexual consequences that occur when the. Suspecting her of treason, gregory breaks the golden rule and makes contact with alice. Set in the murky and messy intersection between politics, global finance and espionage, i was left feeling this should have been considerably more thrilling than it actually is. Plota housewife lee eunwoo becomes enraged with jealousy over her husbands cho jaehyun affair. Mobius soundtrack list mobius movie 20 soundtrack list tracklist ost listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, all songs list playlist, who sings them, including end credits. The story of a wife, a father and a son and the violent, psychosexual consequences that occur when the wife seeks revenge against her husband for his infidelit. Penis mutilation, rock masturbation, and other wacky ingredients turn kim kiduks wordless moebius into a memorable provocation. Two things above all else are important to know before settling into moebius. The story, directing, acting, cinematography, music everything makes for any interesting and thoughtprovoking film.
The first is that while it is not a silent movie, it is a film. A father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his fathers, and. Uk premiere in the 6th terracotta far east film festival 2014. It was initially banned in its native south korea before a. For what its worth, these characters are certainly unbalanced enough for it all to be believable. Comprehensive plot summary mobius 20 discussion moviechat. Moebius sends a number of mixed signals and crosses enough wires to unintentionally confuse the line between sincerity and black comedy. At its best, moebius plays like an unusually artful troma picture, trampling propriety and good taste with gleeful exuberance. Ive decided to summarize whats going on in order to help myself and the two other people who eventually find this thread. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing moebius near you.
Mobius 20 this movie features one of the most complicated plots ive ever encountered. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Kim kiduks moebius, the followup to his golden lionwinning pieta, takes many of the bizarre, incestuous beats of that drama and twists. Movies like moebius if you like moebius you are looking for psychological, disturbing and serious movies about with mother son incest, sexual abuse, vengeance, dysfunctional family, infidelity, perversion and human nature themes of drama and thriller genre shot in south korea. An fsb officer falls in love with his agent, an american woman. Its a familiar enough story, but here things go further. Apr 16, 2014 moebius sends a number of mixed signals and crosses enough wires to unintentionally confuse the line between sincerity and black comedy. Moebius 20, south korea written and directed by kim kiduk. Moebius is a 20 south korean horror drama film written and directed by kim kiduk. Reason for pick director kim kiduk 3 iron earlier this year, moebius was banned by the korean media ratings board for failing two of its seven decency tests, which makes you wonder, among other things, what on earth the five it passed could be. Film synopsis g regory lioubov, an officer in the russian secret services, is sent to monaco to monitor the activities of a powerful businessman.
The plot centers around kyle ribb luke hemsworth, a smalltime drug dealer who gets a promotion and joins forces with another dealer, swin horn duke, to make a large delivery to arkansas. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A bare description of the story certainly sounds plenty ludicrous. As part of this mission, his team recruits alice, a financial wizard. Aug 18, 2014 never one to shy away from the taboo, korean filmmaker kim kiduks new film moebius contains scenes of castration, masturbation with a rock, incest, rape, penis eating, and on a lighter note. Mobius 20 filmbook filmbook film news, tv show news. A few more words can help others decide if its worth watching. A father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his fathers, and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy. Yes, it requires a thinking cap, and a lot of attention to detail, and maybe even a couple of viewings to understand various intel agencies involvement. A housewife lee eunwoo becomes enraged with jealousy over her. However, if one were to surpass the shock, he would discover a true masterpiece of the grotesque.
Erik myers, bloody disgusting moebius is insane and brilliant. Moebius 20 a korean woman eunwoo lee, driven mad by her husbands eunwoo lee infidelity, castrates her son young ju seo. With jaehyun cho, yeongju seo, eunwoo lee, jaehong kim. Moebius 20 plot summary 2 a father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his fathers, and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy.
It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Moebius originally received the restricted rating from the korea media rating board on june 1, 20. Moebius premiered out of competition at the venice film festival, and hit theaters stateside on august 15. Meanwhile, their son seo youngjoo sits in the periphery, observing their violent confrontations. The film opens with a fight between a mother and father as their son looks on. Kim ki duks moebius is a must if you like erotic thrillers. Having seen the father and the young woman together, later that evening, the mother decides to take revenge. But as derivative as the film might be, its strong cast and refreshingly subtle approach to narrative often elevate it above mere pastiche.
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