Birdcage Inn
1998 · 101 min · Director: Kim Ki-duk
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
With a red-light district in Seoul being demolished, the residents there find they have to relocate. Jin-a opts to leave Seoul and heads to the eastern city of Pohang. There she takes up residence in a boarding house run by a small family. Besides the parents, there is a daughter attending university and a son in high school. At first Jin-a is very happy there, however she continues to sell her body driving her into confrontation with the repressed daughter, Hye-mi. Things go from bad to worse when Jin-a meets Hye-mi's boyfriend...
Emotional fingerprint
Birdcage Inn (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 30 % | 22 % | 15 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 35 % | 28 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 43 % | 35 % | 25 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 50 % | 41 % | 31 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 58 % | 49 % | 40 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 69 % | 61 % | 59 % | 50 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 61 % | 66 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 56 % | 59 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 68 % | 63 % | 53 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 45 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 74 % | 64 % | 63 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 61 % | 70 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 77 % | 68 % | 71 % | 65 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 80 % | 80 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 75 % | 79 % | 76 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 79 % | 58 % | 63 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hye-mi
Gecko
Mother
Details
- Directed by
- Kim Ki-duk
- Written by
- Kim Ki-duk, Jeong-min Seo, Seo Jeong-min
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Data: JustWatch
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