A Good Lawyer’s Wife

Born in 1974 and starting her acting career in 2000, Moon So-Ri quickly rose to fame by accepting the role in A Good Lawyer’s Wife, which featured many daring and explicit scenes. Thanks to her impressive acting, her career skyrocketed, leading to numerous new film projects. With a runtime of 104 minutes, A Good Lawyer’s Wife is well-invested in both the script and the stellar performances of its cast, making it a representative 18+ film in South Korean cinema in the early 21st century.

The main character of A Good Lawyer’s Wife is Eun Ho-Jung (Moon So-Ri), the wife of a well-known lawyer, who used to be a stripper in her past. One day, their family discovers they have fallen into a state of emotional detachment. A sixty-year-old grandmother finally finds the meaning of her life through a relationship with her childhood sweetheart. However, instead of condemning it, her daughter-in-law quietly applauds her mother-in-law’s ‘foolish’ confessions.

The husband portrays himself as a model civil lawyer, but in reality, he is a playboy at heart, investing his money and time into affairs with his mistresses while maintaining the facade of being a devoted husband and father at home. Meanwhile, the wife begins to pay more attention to her husband’s hypocrisy, gradually shifting from sorrow to disdain. Eventually, she decides to seek some change in her life through a young man living nearby..