Jug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja (2016)
58KJug-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja: Directed by Je-yong Lee. With Yuh-Jung Youn, Hyun-jun Choi, Kim Hye-Yoon, Moo-Song Jeon. The Bacchus Lady looks into the issue of elderly prostitution in South Korea. So-Young, an elderly lady who provides sex services to the male senior citizens using the pretext of selling Bacchus (an energy drink) to them. When So-Young picks up a Korean-Filipino boy named Min-Ho from the clinic she visits after Min-Ho’s mother stabs the doctor (Min-Ho’s father), she takes care of him while seeking a living through prostitution. From her interactions with her former clients, she finds that the golden age in their silver years may not be that bright after all.
“u0026#39;The Bacchus Ladyu0026#39; is a tasteful drama of a granny selling herself to make ends meet. Sheu0026#39;s played by Yuh-Jung Youn whom I saw a long-time ago, in the family drama, u0026#39;Canolau0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;The Bacchus Ladyu0026#39; is a decent drama with likeable characters. More importantly, it carries messages from the struggle of reality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s inspired by true events, by the elderly with no money who sold Bacchus energy drinks in the park. Mostly old men bought it. The need for company evolved/devolved into u0026quot;Bacchusu0026#39; meaning sex for sale.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCoincidentally, thereu0026#39;s a Greek god of the same name. Heu0026#39;s associated with wine and fertility.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAccording to Wiki, the Bacchus Ladies arose as result of the 1997 Asian stock market crash. Although illegal, one park hosted approximately 400 women between 50-80yrs of age. An 84-year-old was arrested in 2015.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGetting old is the second theme. South Korea has been modelled after American capitalism. The usual Asian deference for the elderly has thinned. Despite Korea being a rich country, itu0026#39;s elderly are among the poorest. The cost of healthcare has outpaced them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie tackles these challenges without being confrontational. In that, it remains Asian natured.”
