Playing the Victim: Lee Su-jin's Han Gong-ju

Depictions of sexual assault require sensitivity and a deft directorial hand, and Han Gong-ju features both in equal measure. But the film also taps into South Korean viewers' penchant for melodrama, underscoring the society's seeming indifference to and systemic lack of support for victims post-trauma, writes Jasper Button.

Additional keywords: violence, sexism, misogyny, trauma.