Tinker Ticker

Tinker Ticker

2014 · 102 min · KO · 6.4 (20 votes)
Dir. Kim Jung-hoon · Starring Byun Yo-han, Park Jeong-min, Kim Hee-chang, Oh Chang-kyung, Lee Si-won, Kim Jong-goo

Bombsmith meet detonator.

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Park Jung-gu sends out homemade bombs to people he finds online who are likely to use them, yet these devices are unused. One day, Jung-gu meets Lee Hyo-min, a delinquent student at his university and sends him a package. Soon an explosion in a delivery truck hits the news. Before long, Hyo-min discovers who is sending him the packages and the two form a tenuous relationship. However, Hyo-min's unpredictable behavior becomes dangerous and Jung-gu finds himself caught in a situation that he can no longer handle.

VIBE

A chilling descent into the minds of societal outcasts, this film feels like a ticking time bomb. It’s a bleak, character-driven exploration of destructive impulses and the unsettling connections that can form in the margins.

tenseunsettlingbleaknihilisticsteadygritty realismcharacter studyslow-burn thrilleranarchydisillusionmentoutsider dynamicsescalation
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