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Swapping: Perfect Neighbor

Name: Swapping: Perfect Neighbor
Director: Kim Bu-gon
Released: 2019
Duration: 71 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

2019

Director

Kim Bu-gon

Runtime

71 minutes

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Perfect Neighbor primarily deals with interpersonal melodrama, focusing on the transgression of social boundaries through infidelity. While it disrupts traditional domestic stability, the film remains tied to established genre conventions. It centers on the tension between two heterosexual couples without addressing broader systemic critiques of identity or power structures. Ultimately, it functions as a conventional genre piece without moving beyond traditional social frameworks.

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Category Breakdown

Does Swapping: Perfect Neighbor have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The movie focuses solely on heterosexual marriages and does not include any same-sex relationships or non-cisgender identities.

How does Swapping: Perfect Neighbor portray gender?

Fair

The storyline centers on domestic unhappiness and romantic feelings but does not challenge traditional gender roles or the typical portrayal of masculinity and femininity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Swapping: Perfect Neighbor?

Limited

The cast is made up entirely of South Korean actors, and there is no attempt to include diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.

How does Swapping: Perfect Neighbor represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story examines infidelity and the collapse of marital stability, challenging social norms around neighborly behavior but does not address broader institutional issues.

Does Swapping: Perfect Neighbor include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

The film disrupts conventional social norms by examining the breakdown of marital stability and neighborly conduct.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks complexity in addressing diverse identities and non-cisgender characters.
The film relies on traditional gender roles and does not provide a systemic critique of power dynamics or social hierarchies.
The cast is culturally homogeneous and does not represent racial or ethnic diversity.

Official Synopsis

Couple Jin-goo and Joo-hee have been experiencing a lover's slump after their marriage. Meanwhile, a new couple in the neighborhood, Hyun-jin and Yoo-jeong came to the other couple's house to introduce themselves. They're attracted with each other's husbands and wives, and in the end, crosses the line that is not supposed to be crossed within neighbors. After that day, two couples' passion intensifies...

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