Set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, the film is a masterfully crafted story of deception and unexpected romance. Roger Ebert : A pickpocket named
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The film received universal acclaim from critics upon its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It holds a near-perfect 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 84 on Metacritic. The Hollywood Reporter called it "an amusingly kinky erotic thriller and love story that brims with delicious surprises," while the Boston Globe described it as "elegantly depraved and immaculately degenerate" and "very near to Hitchcock". The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, further cementing its status as an international treasure. Set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, the film is