The Bacchus Lady


The Bacchus Lady is a 2016 South Korean drama film directed and written by E J-yong. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the Seattle International Film Festival. The director describes the film as a "bittersweet drama".
The film depicts the life of a Bacchus Lady named Youn So-young.

Synopsis

The story of a Bacchus lady, Youn Yuh-jung.
The award-winning 2016 South Korean film The Bacchus Lady, directed by E J-yong, brings attention to elderly poverty, particularly women, portraying the struggles and humanity of one such woman navigating this harsh reality.
A "Bacchus Lady" is a term used in South Korea to describe elderly women, typically in their 50s and 60s, who engage in prostitution to earn a living. The name comes from "Bacchus-F" a popular energy drink in South Korea, which these women originally sold to elderly men in public parks and plazas as a pretext to initiate conversations and offer sexual services.

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