In 1969, at the end of the Vietnam War,
a war hero, Colonel Kim Jin-pyong
looks to accept his reward upon return-
ing home with a promotion to General.
With a beautiful wife, a promising career
and distinguished war record Jin-pyong
should be revered but only finds himself
surrounded by petty jealousy and envy.
The Colonel begins to feel the affects
of post traumatic stress, something his
wife dismisses. One day Captain Kyung
Woo-jin is transferred into Jin-pyong’s
army and moves next door with his wife
Ga-heun. Jin-pyong sees that Ga-heun
is different from all the other officer’s
wives and instantly falls in love with her.
Though she is indifferent to the Colonel
to begin with she eventually opens up
to him after Jin-pyong saves her from
a near fatal accident. He learns that Ga-heun’s marriage is more or less a sham as the couple see themselves more as
a brother and sister after Ga-heun was
adopted by Woo-jin’s family. Jin-pyong
manages to woo Ga-heun with the two
indulging in their deepest desires but
how long can the two keep their affair
a secret?

Director and screenwriter Kim
Dae-woo has produced a number of
successful lust filled movies with Untold Scandal, Forbidden Quest and The
Servant and his latest feature, Obsessed
being no different. The film stays in the
tradition of director Dae-woo’s past
works by unveiling a rarely seen period
of Korean history with the late Sixties.
This was a defining age for South Korea
as the country experienced a flood of
new fashions, culture, art and music, all
beautifully realised in Obsessed by art
director Kim Ji-su (A Werewolf Boy).