Three Extremes (2004)

 




AKA: 3 Extremes
Original Title: Saam gaang yi
Release Date: August 20, 2004

Countries:
Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea

Directors:
Fruit Chan (segment "Dumplings")
Takashi Miike (segment "Box")
Chan-wook Park (segment "Cut")

Rating: R for strong disturbing violent content, some involving abortion and torture, and for sexuality and language
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Dumplings | directed by Fruit Chan (Hong Kong)
An aging actress wishing to reclaim her youth goes to a woman who makes dumplings that supposedly have regenerative properties. However, they contain a gruesome secret ingredient.

Cut | directed by Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
A successful film director and his wife are kidnapped by an extra, who forces the director to play sadistic games. If he fails, his wife's fingers will be chopped off one by one every five minutes.

Box | directed by Takashi Miike (Japan)
While working on her next novel, a best-selling author experiences a bizarre recurring nightmare about being buried in a box in the snow. However, her dreams and reality soon feel connected.

VIDEO | Original Trailer

DVD Features |
  • Extended, feature-length version ofDumplings
  • Commentary on Box by director Miike Takashi
  • Trailers



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