Obsessed

In the heat of a 1969 summer, a man in a rigid marriage begins a secret relationship with the wife of a fellow officer. Colonel Jin Pyeong, worn down by a cold life, finds a dangerous spark with Jong Ga Heun, a Korean woman married to Captain Kyung Woo Jin. Their encounters unfold away from prying eyes, riding on glances and half spoken nerves rather than grand gestures. The affair drags them into a web of loyalty, reputation, and the demands of a military world that prizes restraint. As desire tests boundaries, the story follows how a forbidden bond shifts loyalties, alters routines, and forces each character to confront what they truly want while keeping the relationship hidden for now.

Directed by Kim Dae-woo and released in 2014, Obsessed is built from an original screenplay by Oh Tae-kyung, marrying glossy mood with period detail. Song Seung-heon and Lim Ji-yeon lead a tight ensemble that anchors the tension throughout the narrative, and the thematic tension.

Box office figures for Obsessed are not published, and there is no readily available worldwide gross. The film circulated mainly in Korea and select international markets, with no widely cited total. Domestic reception appears modest, but numbers were not released.

There are no major awards documented for Obsessed, and it did not accumulate nominations. Critics more often praised the mood and performances than the film’s awards footprint, placing it in a niche category within Korean drama cinema. The film’s reception reflects a preference for intimate character work over showy accolades.

Reception leaned into Obsessed as a restrained drama about desire colliding with duty in a conservative era. The late 1960s setting sharpens social pressure, while the actors bring a quiet intensity that anchors a story built on longing, secrecy, and complicated loyalties, plus the weight of tradition.