
Gainvisitsherhometowntoseehercriticallyillfatheronlytofindanawkwardtensionbetweenthem.ShegetstoknowamannamedDokyungwhocamefromSeoulandbecomesclosetohim.AsGainseeswhohereallyis,though,shefeelsherlifeisbeingthreatened. ThefilmsdirectedbyZin-sooNohaveusuallyshownastyleofcompressingcomplexmentalstatesintosimplesituations.ThisisbecausetheDirectorshowshispreferenceforBmoviesandenjoysdepictingthecharactersstuckinasituation,insteadofthedramasofcomplexpsychology.However,thisfilmhasmoredepictionsonone'spsychology,hencenaturallyfocusesmoreoncharacters'behaviorsandbreaths.DokyungandGain,whomeeteachotherasiftheyweremeanttobe,arevictimsofthepast,andhavegrownintoattackerswithoutknowingit.Thetwosadistandmasochistindulgeincarnalpleasures,runningtoanextremeend.Puttingstrongsexualdescriptionsandbodiescoveredinbloodinfront,TheSufferedconductsitsgenre-specificinvestigationonhuman.ThecinemaofZin-sooNonowbeginsinearnest.(LeeSang-yong)



