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Korean director Pan-Chan Wook, best known for his violent Vengeance trilogy, switches direction with this enjoyably quirky blend of romantic comedy and fantasy.
Radio-assembly-line worker Yeong-gun (Lim Su-jeong) is admitted to a mental institution convinced she is a cyborg.
There she meets frequent inmate Il-soon, played by “Korea’s pop sensation” Jung Ji-hoon and love slowly blossoms. While the narrative arc is slight and the film is rather too long, there is considerable entertainment on the way.
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