High Society

“Where the dirty dark shadows the glitz.”

Jang Tae-jun (Park Hae-il), a professor at Seoul National University, is running for the National Assembly, and his wife Oh Su-yeon (Soo Ae), a painter, is climbing the social ladder beside him. Their marriage and their ambitions are tied together, each step up pulling them into rooms where wealth sets the terms. Byun Hyuk films the couple's rise at close range, so every polite dinner and gallery smile carries a strain.