If you loved Doomsday Book, try The Foul King

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Kim Jee-woon, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Doomsday Book, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Foul King is

Apparently banking and wrestling are a thing now. Dae-ho, a bank clerk, stumbles into a wrestling gym. He finds a new life, and a new him, in the ring, because who needs personal growth in a cubicle.

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