4.6
Ardor
2002
“Whiskey and cigarettes, the only ways of keeping her dignity in this city.”
Microhabitat (2018)
March 15, 20181h 45mKO
7.6
107 votes
Overview
Miso lives from day to day by housekeeping. Cigarettes and whiskey are the two things that get her through the day. As cigarette prices and rent start to rise, Miso decides to give up her house for cigarettes and whiskey, leading her to couch surf with old friends while reconsidering her place in life.
Director
Jeon Go-woonWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
KwangHwaMoon CinemaCGV ArthouseMOTTO
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griggs79
9.0_Microhabitat_ is quietly funny in that dry, blink-and-you'll miss it sort of way. Jeon Go-woon's debut is a subtle but assured sly satire about how utterly absurd adulthood turns out to be. The story follows Miso, played with pitch-perfect restraint by Esom, a character whose struggle to afford life's small pleasures in a world that demands too much and gives too little is all too relatable. Her choice of cigarettes and alcohol over her flat is a stark reflection of the compromises many of us make. What follows is a sofa-surfing odyssey through the crumbling dreams of her so-called friends, n…
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