▁" ambigu ous ", ▁writing ▁that ▁Sun - h wa ▁" may ▁well ▁be ▁imag ining ▁a ▁union ▁with ▁her ▁g host ▁lo ver , ▁or ▁their ▁love ▁may ▁have ▁indeed ▁fre ed ▁them ▁from ▁their ▁bodies ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁Kim ▁for ▁C ine ▁ 2 1 , ▁Ch ong ▁Song - il ▁interpreted ▁T ae - su k ▁as ▁" S un - h wa ' s ▁fant asy ", ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁rescue ▁from ▁her ▁ab us ive ▁marriage . ▁This ▁interpretation ▁was ▁cor ro bor ated ▁by ▁Kim , ▁but ▁Kim ▁also ▁suggested ▁an ▁interpretation ▁where in ▁Sun - h wa ▁is ▁a ▁fig ment ▁of ▁T ae - su k ' s ▁imagination , ▁deliver ing ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁solit ary ▁vis its ▁to ▁empty ▁houses . ▁ ▁Release ▁ 3 - I ron ▁premier ed ▁in ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁opened ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gross ▁$ 2 4 1 , 9 1 4 <0x09> dom est ically . ▁It ▁gross ed ▁$ 3 , 4 0 3 , 9 5 7 ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁On ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 7 % ▁based ▁on