And finally, if you are asking the question literally— “Why did you come to my house?” —close your doors, check your locks, and consider that the answer may be scarier online than offline.
The movie follows Kim Byeong-hee (played by Park Hee-soon), a man who has fallen into a deep depression following the tragic death of his wife. He repeatedly attempts to take his own life. During one of his suicide attempts, a strange, homeless woman named Lee Su-kang (played by Kang Hye-jeong) suddenly breaks into his home, saves him, and begins to live there in his house, taking control of his daily life. The entire situation is absurd and completely involuntary.
The 2008 South Korean cinematic landscape was defined by its willingness to blend genres, mixing quirky comedy with deeply moving human drama. At the center of this movement was the eccentric film (also known as Our Home or Bang-ga-wo-yo? ).
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