Sa Bang-ji
Sa Bang-ji

Sa Bang-ji

사방지

Release date : 1988-10-29

Production country :

South Korea

Production company :

Inchang Film

Status : Released

Durasi : 94 Min.

Popularity : 5.209

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Total Vote : 3

Sa Bangji was an intersex person who according to historical records lived during Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. Taken in by a kindly benefactor, Sa Bangji lives in a monastery that is one day visited by a young widow, Lee So-sa, who is in mourning following the death of her husband. The pair’s meeting seems predestined, with the erotic attraction between Sa Bangji and Lee So-sa soon evolving into something far more transcendent – and dangerous. While aspects of the film – its stylised depiction of female actors and sex – identify it as a product of its time, Sa Bangji is undeniably a milestone in screen representations of intersex people, a film that refuses to shy away from the horrendous stigmatization faced by its titular character.