2021/04/09 It was a real pleasure watching Shin Sang-ok finally straying away from his usual melodramatic tropes, to deal with a different kind of film, a crime one. And although the narrative is anything but stripped of melodrama, the unique approach of Korean cinema towards this kind of movies, which focuses not on whodunit but whydunit, truly shines here. The story starts in the most impressive way possible, as we watch Seong-hee, wife of diplomat Baek Sang-ho confronting Yeong-sook, trying to prevent her from ascending the stairs of the building they are standing in. She fails, but before the latter has the chance to enter the door, Seong-hee shoots her, although not mortally.