''Ashamed'' (), also known under the international title ''Life Is Peachy'', is a South Korean
queer
''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ...
film written and directed by Kim Soo-hyeon. This is Kim's second feature film after 2004's ''
So Cute''. ''Ashamed'' was released in theaters on December 8, 2011, but had already been making the rounds on the festival circuit. The film had its world premiere in the New Currents section at the
15th Busan International Film Festival
The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye.
A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 the ...
and screened in the Panorama section at the
61st Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Arts professor Jung Ji-woo (Kim Sang-hyun) is searching for a nude model for a video clip that she will play at her exhibition. When Hee-jin (
Seo Hyun-jin), one of her students, recommends Yoon Ji-woo (
Kim Hyo-jin) for the job, the three women head to the beach to shoot the video. As they spend time together, Yoon Ji-woo begins to share pieces of her past relationship with Kang Ji-woo (
Kim Kkot-bi). The film weaves through the pasts and presents of the three Ji-woos and focuses on their intersecting relationships.
Cast
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Kim Hyo-jin as Yoon Ji-woo
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Kim Kkot-bi as Kang Ji-woo
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Seo Hyun-jin as Hee-jin
*Kim Sang-hyun as Jung Ji-woo
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Choi Min-yong as Detective Min-yong
*Woo Seung-min
*Kim Sun-hyuk
References
External links
''Ashamed''at
Daum
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2010 films
South Korean LGBT-related films
Lesbian-related films
2010s Korean-language films
South Korean romance films
2010 LGBT-related films
2010s South Korean films
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