As the couple climbs toward their goals, they enter into dangerous alliances with the wealthy elite. They soon find themselves entangled in a web of corporate corruption, political scandals, and illicit sexual affairs. The film depicts a world where loyalty is non-existent, and everyone—from the established upper class to those desperately trying to join them—is willing to use blackmail and betrayal to maintain or gain power.
Tae-joon is a popular economics professor who is recruited to run for a seat in the National Assembly. Meanwhile, his wife, Soo-yeon, is an ambitious deputy director at an art gallery owned by a powerful conglomerate. She is desperate to take over the director position, which is currently held by a member of the chaebol family. High Society(2018)28 Available subtitles
The central conflict arises when their secrets begin to threaten their public images. Tae-joon's political campaign and Soo-yeon's gallery ambitions are put at risk by their past choices and the ruthless nature of the people they serve. Ultimately, the film is a cynical look at the "Korean Dream," showing that the "high society" they crave is built on a foundation of hypocrisy and moral decay. As the couple climbs toward their goals, they
High Society (2018) is a South Korean erotic drama that explores the cold, calculated world of the nation's elite and the lengths people will go to enter it. The story follows a married couple, Jang Tae-joon and Oh Soo-yeon, who are already successful but consumed by a desire for even higher social standing. Tae-joon is a popular economics professor who is
As the couple climbs toward their goals, they enter into dangerous alliances with the wealthy elite. They soon find themselves entangled in a web of corporate corruption, political scandals, and illicit sexual affairs. The film depicts a world where loyalty is non-existent, and everyone—from the established upper class to those desperately trying to join them—is willing to use blackmail and betrayal to maintain or gain power.
Tae-joon is a popular economics professor who is recruited to run for a seat in the National Assembly. Meanwhile, his wife, Soo-yeon, is an ambitious deputy director at an art gallery owned by a powerful conglomerate. She is desperate to take over the director position, which is currently held by a member of the chaebol family.
The central conflict arises when their secrets begin to threaten their public images. Tae-joon's political campaign and Soo-yeon's gallery ambitions are put at risk by their past choices and the ruthless nature of the people they serve. Ultimately, the film is a cynical look at the "Korean Dream," showing that the "high society" they crave is built on a foundation of hypocrisy and moral decay.
High Society (2018) is a South Korean erotic drama that explores the cold, calculated world of the nation's elite and the lengths people will go to enter it. The story follows a married couple, Jang Tae-joon and Oh Soo-yeon, who are already successful but consumed by a desire for even higher social standing.
