# Birdcage Inn (1998)

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**Original title**: *파란대문*
**Runtime**: 101 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Kim Ki-duk
**Written by**: Kim Ki-duk, Seo Jeong-min
**Starring**: Lee Ji-eun, Lee Hae-eun, Ahn Jae-mo, Jeong Hyeong-gi, Son Min-seok, Lee In-ok

> *Same age, same space and different life…*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Acid-trippy *Lost in Translation* meets *Parasite*. A weary sex worker trades neon for salty tides at a family-run motel. Her odd-couple bond with the innkeeper’s teen spawn unfolds in stolen glances and shared cigarettes, scoring a quiet redemption that hangs like cheap motel art.

**Mood tags**: outsider, slow-burn, tender

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