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Set in Seoul's sleezy rent-boy scene, No Regret is a startling erotic thriller, exploring the complexities and pressures of gay life in South Korea's burgeoning queer community. Orphan Sumin is doing all he can to make ends meet. When he is abruptly fired his job at the local factory, he faces no other option but to accept work in the city's leading up market male brothel, X-Large. The line between sex and love, however, blurs when Jaemin, a man whose fate seems irrevocably tied to his, appears in his life once again, but this time as a high-rolling client. As lost souls become further and further entangled in a sexually-charged relationship, their vastly different worlds collide in a most tragic way.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Kian2002
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Loved this tragic tale. It was telling of a world that few of us ever see or even glimpse for ourselves. All of it well acted and portrayed in a sympathetic way showing the true sadness of it all for the characters.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Louis
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This shows a story of frustration and love. Su-min moves to the city (Seoul) to find work. He finds two jobs- working as a taxi driver and a factory worker. A male customer (Jae-min) falls for him on his taxi shift but Su-min ignores him. Su-min is later made redundant from his factory worker, but who comes in from the head office to inform the workers, Jae-min. After the two meet and remeber the situation in the taxi, Jae-min gives Su-min his job back, but Su-min refuses. Su-min then earns money as a rent boy. The educated Jae-min finds Su-min and he falls for him even further. Su-min shrugs off Jae-min's advances at first, but after Jae-min's many attempts to be with him, he starts to develop feelings and falls for him in return. Eventually the two end up in love and experiencing the ups and downs of life together. There are some happy and sad times as we watch their lives come together. There is no wonder why this is an award-winning film.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. Martin
I've been trying to think if I've ever seen a stupider and more annoying movie than this one. I'm sure I must have, but I can't remember any right now. I often disagree with other reviewers, but I can't remember another movie that got almost universally good reviews that I absolutely hated. I kept expecting it to get better, but it just kept getting worse.
Both leads, even the orphaned hustler - actually, everybody in this stupid movie - they're ALL selfish, arrogant, unattractive, manipulative people, expecting everybody else to bend under the pressure of their relentless, selfish demands - without EVER showing ANY sign of ANYTHING the least bit attractive to make such a surrender desirable.
If this were meant as a clinical study in extreme, unrelenting human dysfunctionality and co-dependence, I might have been able to stand it - just barely - but romance? PASSION? What movie did these people see? Not the one I saw. Not the mindless, petty, self-indulgent, tantrum-filled, grossly overwrought, hand-wringing, tear-jerking, IDIOTIC soap opera I just spent almost two hours with.
"Prepare to be captured and enthralled for every minute, beginning to end." Well... I was prepared, but I was not ever, not for one second, captured (unless being held hostage counts) or enthralled, or even mildly interested. And "Strong sexual content"? "Nudity"? WHAT nudity? I didn't see any, unless a shirtless man smoking a cigarette merits an adults-only classification now. What a profoundly disappointing and irritating afternoon this has been. This is the worst movie I've seen in ages, if not ever.
Both leads, even the orphaned hustler - actually, everybody in this stupid movie - they're ALL selfish, arrogant, unattractive, manipulative people, expecting everybody else to bend under the pressure of their relentless, selfish demands - without EVER showing ANY sign of ANYTHING the least bit attractive to make such a surrender desirable.
If this were meant as a clinical study in extreme, unrelenting human dysfunctionality and co-dependence, I might have been able to stand it - just barely - but romance? PASSION? What movie did these people see? Not the one I saw. Not the mindless, petty, self-indulgent, tantrum-filled, grossly overwrought, hand-wringing, tear-jerking, IDIOTIC soap opera I just spent almost two hours with.
"Prepare to be captured and enthralled for every minute, beginning to end." Well... I was prepared, but I was not ever, not for one second, captured (unless being held hostage counts) or enthralled, or even mildly interested. And "Strong sexual content"? "Nudity"? WHAT nudity? I didn't see any, unless a shirtless man smoking a cigarette merits an adults-only classification now. What a profoundly disappointing and irritating afternoon this has been. This is the worst movie I've seen in ages, if not ever.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good film
Loved the film. dealt with struggle, prostitution, obsession and so on very good watch and story line. well worth the buy.
Published 6 months ago by Bel_cm
5.0 out of 5 stars
best gay film
Bought this movie last year 2011 march and unpack & watch till today. Surprisingly it is the best gay film I ever watched. I like this movie more than Brokeback Mountain. Read more
Published 7 months ago by benthecat
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic
what can i say about this movie that has not already been said. one of my fav gay films and one that i will watch again and again. Read more
Published 14 months ago by kevin quarmby
2.0 out of 5 stars
Korean Disappointment
I work as an usher in an artshouse cinema, so occasionally I get to see a Korean movie. I find that they (at least those that are shown in the west) tend to be (a) grotesquely... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nicholas Casley
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD - No Regret (South Korean gay movie)
I only got around to ordering this some months ago, although I had heard about it when it first came out. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bill (Scotland)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eventually, despite differences, they will come together .. or will...
Su-min is from an orphanage and moves to Seoul to find work. He combines a day job in a factory with moonlighting as a cab driver. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Dan Filson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant film
I have just watched this film and I thought it was brilliant. Never have I wanted two people in a love story to get it together so much. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2010 by Liir
3.0 out of 5 stars
Regrets? not at all
This is a hard movie in some ways as it examines the world of hustlers. The setting is unusual - Seoul in South Korea. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2010 by Gavin Slater
4.0 out of 5 stars
Homoerotic South Korea Film
This is simply a well acted and sympathetic film about an orphan trying to earn a living in a men's club in Seoul, and the vicissitudes of life of the two young protagonists. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2010 by George Redelinghuys
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Once there was a shy man who fell in love with a poor man........
.........but the poor man wouldn't accept the shy man's heart." [this parable-like utterance is the lead-in to a love scene you won't want to miss]
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Published on 27 Dec 2008 by JUST A REVIEWER2
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