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THE SECOND LIFE OF THIEVES
Second Life of Thieves
Synopsis
Village chief Tan is busy. His wife and best friend Lai have mysteriously disappeared and an undocumented worker is dead. While awaiting their return, Tan and Lai’s daughter, Sandy, develop an unlikely friendship that opens old wounds and examines the nature of love and regret.
Synopsis
Village chief Tan is busy. His wife and best friend Lai have mysteriously disappeared and an undocumented worker is dead. While awaiting their return, Tan and Lai’s daughter, Sandy, develop an unlikely friendship that opens old wounds and examines the nature of love and regret.
Our take
Woo Ming-jin’s languorous and non-linear romantic drama zeroes in on a love affair gone by. Simmering with potent memories and the dull ache of longing, The Second Life of Thieves ties together the vital threads that lie between the past and the present day.