High Society

Set in present-day times, the film chronicles modern politics, media manipulation, and elite culture. It shows campaigns funded by corporations, the commodification of art, and how reputation can be fragile in the digital age. Private desires collide with public performance, heightening the sense of a translucent, celebrity-led society.

Seoul anchors the story with its university and political scenes, highlighting elite circles in a modern city. Paris appears as a contrasting backdrop for a pivotal affair and the gallery’s international reach. The film juxtaposes the Korean capital’s institutions with the glamorous and dangerous art world that spans across borders.

🏛️ Power

Ambition drives both Tae-jun and Soo-yeon as they chase political influence and control over institutions. The story exposes how parties, galleries, and conglomerates collude to shape policy and culture. Personal choices—affairs, secrets, and surveillance—reveal a system built on compromise rather than principle. In the end, the pursuit of power destabilizes the very elite it relies on.

🎭 Art

Art is treated as currency and spectacle, with the chairman claiming to create art through scandal and canvases that capture celebrity bodies. Soo-yeon's intimate footage is weaponized as leverage, turning private acts into public performance. The narrative critiques voyeurism and the commodification of art within a corrupt elite. The climactic exhibition reframes private desire as a critique of the gallery's ethics.

🔍 Exposure

Public exposure becomes a tool and a threat, capable of derailing careers and reshaping alliances. Evidence is manufactured, traded, and weaponized to bend power to the holders' advantage. The ending redefines confession as both guilt and emancipation, allowing the couple to abandon their pretensions. The film treats exposure as a catalyst for moral reckoning rather than pure triumph.