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The Weight

The Weight

Original title: 무게
5.3 /10 (16) 2013 1h 47m
Drama
Director Jeon Kyu-hwan
Screenplay Jeon Kyu-hwan
Jung is a mortician at the morgue, who has to rely heavily on medicine for his severe tuberculosis and arthritis. Despite his illness, cleaning and dressing the dead is a noble and even beautiful work. His life over there is both a reality and a fantasy while the corpses are his models and friends for his paintings, his sole living pleasure. Why this morbid hobby? Jung was adopted by a horrible woman who used him as a slave for her dress shop. The natural son of the woman is younger than Jung and has a strange desire. He wants to transform his male body into a female one. Despite the love and hate relationship Jung has with his brother and burdened with the weight of life and the difficulties he has to deal with at his job, Jung endures the pain and prepares a last gift for his brother...
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Apr 10, 2013
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South Korea
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Who stars in The Weight? The main cast of The Weight includes Cho Jae-hyun, Park Ji-a, Yoon Dong-hwan, Lee Jun-hyeok, Kim Sung-min.
Who directed The Weight? The Weight (2013) is directed by Jeon Kyu-hwan.
How long is The Weight? The Weight has a runtime of 1h 47m. It was released in 2013.
What genre is The Weight? The Weight is a Drama film. It has a rating of 5.3/10 with 16 votes.

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Jung is a mortician at the morgue, who has to rely heavily on medicine for his severe tuberculosis and arthritis. Despite his illness, cleaning and dressing the dead is a noble and even beautiful work. His life over there is both a reality and a fantasy while the corpses are his models and friends for his paintings, his sole living pleasure. Why this morbid hobby? Jung was adopted by a horrible woman who used him as a slave for her dress shop. The natural son of the woman is younger than Jung and has a strange desire. He wants to transform his male body into a female one. Despite the love and hate relationship Jung has with his brother and burdened with the weight of life and the difficulties he has to deal with at his job, Jung endures the pain and prepares a last gift for his brother...

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