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Searching for the Elephant is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 9 june 2010 with Jang Hyuk
Searching for the Elephant (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 june 2010
Length 2h22
Rating55%
Searching for the Elephant (Hangul: 펜트하우스 코끼리; RR: Penteuhauseu Kokkiri; lit. "Penthouse Elephant") is a 2009 South Korean psychological thriller written, directed and produced by S.K. Jhung (a.k.a. Jhung Seung-koo). It stars Jang Hyuk, Jo Dong-hyuk and Lee Sang-woo as three male friends who deal with sex addiction, anxiety and other contemporary disorders.
It was the last onscreen appearance by Jang Ja-yeon, who committed suicide before the film's release.
Synopsis
Freelance photographer Hyun-woo has a successful career and seems to be living an enviable life. But he's been suffering from depression since his ex-girlfriend Ma-ri left him, and begins to have trouble distinguishing between reality and delusion. One of Hyun-woo's friends, Min-seok, is an in-demand plastic surgeon who is also married to Hyun-woo's sister Soo-yeon. But Min-seok is constantly having affairs with various women and suspects that he may have sex addiction. Another longtime friend, Jin-hyuk, is a finance specialist. Jin-hyuk is secretly having an affair with Soo-yeon, Min-seok's wife, and is willing to give up everything for their love.Actors
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