Janus: Two Faces of Desire
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Janus: Two Faces of Desire

The dirty desire in her is unveiling!

3.3 / 10 2014 1h 23mNR Korean
RomanceThriller

Storyline

Department of Dance student Da-hee (Oh In-hye) is a born solo who has never had a boyfriend before. However, she has nightmares every night. She dreams about violent sex every night. What she would never ever imagine even in her dreams is bothering her in reality and she cannot share this with anyone. In addition, the new performance projector is her long-time crush, professor and Woo-kyeong’s husband Gong-woo (Chris Jo) and it’s making her suffer. In the end, Da-hee goes through therapy and finds out she’s suffering from a trauma she’s had when she was a kid. Then she stumbles upon Myeong-joong, a Tantra yoga instructor online...

Cast & Crew

Oh In-hye

Oh In-hye

Da-hee

Lead
Lee Eun-mi

Lee Eun-mi

Woo-kyeong

CJ

Chris Jo

Gong-woo

LG

Lee Gi-chang

Nam-ho

KS

Kim Soo-hee

Da-hee's mother

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Son Young-ho's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Janus: Two Faces of Desire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker