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Theme of incest is one of the most popular motifs in current Korean cinema. Actually not only in films but also in TV dramas, it is very easy to find it. This paper tries to explain the reason why incest, a critical sin in the patriarchal society like Korea, becomes prevalent and even acceptable these days by analyzing A Tale of Two Sisters, Sorum, Save the Green Planet!, and Old Boy. This paper depends on the‘ family romance,’a psychoanalytic concept defined by Lynn Hunt. Family Romance is first Freudian concept which explains the neurotic ’s estrangement from his parents. But in Hunt ’s term, it explains the mass unconsciousness connected to the family relationship which underlies the society in the changing period. Tracing back to the social context in Korea regarding the‘ Korean Modernity,’i t understands modernization in Korea as a re-establishment of capitalism-Patriarchy. Therefore after experiencing the‘ I MF’which has caused social catastrophe not only in the economic situation but also in the almost every part, Koreans feel as if they live in the days of father’s absence. According to Hunt’s argument, the theme of incest became prevalent during the French Revolution when the Father such as the king lost his power in both the real world and the symbolic world.