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Seong-chan, aka Lucas Fedora, rejects his girlfriend's proposal to get married and start a family of their own and leaves her to return to Korea and find his biological mother. He checks into a run down motel owned by two widows who have demons of their own. Seong-chan's dreams and his past intermingle with tragic results.

IMDB Rating: 7.4

IMDB Votes: 50

Genere: Drama, Fantasy

Country: South Korea

Duration: 122 min

Plot tags: emotional, tense, atmospheric, serious, realistic, captivating, independent film