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Madam
“Oppressed desires, forbidden seduction "Do it anytime you like~"”
5.6 / 10• 2015• 1h 16m•NR• Korean
RomanceDrama
Storyline
Ma-nim (Kim Jeong-ah-II) becomes a widow after her husband dies from sickness and she arrives at Bukgando to get remarried. Her new husband is a handsome and wealthy man but he is killed by a Japanese even before she spends a night with him. Ma-nim is alone in the big house once again. Everyone by her husband's side leaves and only the grandfather and slave named Bau are left behind. One day, Ma-nim notices that Bau has a way of staring at her and she is overcome by a strange feeling. She'd to oppress her desires as a woman because of her two short marriages and strict identity. Bau had never made love with a woman before but she didn't mind his gaze on her. The two of them start a forbidden love behind grandfather's back...
Cast & Crew
Kim Jeong-ah
Madam
LeadKJ
Kim Ji-hoon-VI
Bow
Dong Bang-woo
Grandpa
Amy
Jeong-ah
Geum Gwang-san
Mr. Peng
Jeon Ji-hak
Mr. Seo
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kim Gwang-joong's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Madam is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
