Due to the bankruptcy of Byung-kie (46), Okju (18) and Dongju (10) move into the house of Yeongmuk (78), whom Okju and Dongju had lost contact for years. Unlike Dongju, who acclimates to the new surrounding quickly, Okju feels uncomfortable in his house, even more so after aunt Mijeong (37), who is going through a divorce from her husband, moves into Yeongmuk′s house. As time passes by, however, Okju gradually opens up and develops connections with the family members.
Awards
- CITIZEN CRITICS’ AWARD, DIRECTORS GUILD OF KOREA AWARD, NETPAC AWARD, KTH AWARD - BUSAN IFF
- Bright Future Award - IFF Rotterdam
- Montgolfiere D'Or Ex Æquo Award (International Competition) - Festival des 3 Continents
Festivals
Credits
- Cast
- Jungun Choi
- Heungju Yang
- Hyeonyeong Park
- Seungjun Park
- Sangdong Kim
- Screenplay
- Danbi Yoon
- Cinematography
- Gihyeon Kim
Director's Statement
On the way back home after being in the study hall at school, one of my friends started to tell us a story about her family. Other friends joined the conversation, sharing problems they each had within their own families. While hearing their stories, I felt a sense of relief, which assured me that it wasn’t just my family that had issues. Although I felt relieved, I failed to tell my own story. I’m dedicating this film, ten years later, as the response to the unanswered question on that evening.
- Production
- TIGER CINEMA (DGC)
Danbi Yoon
South Korea
In 2015, she directed the short film FIREWORK (2015), it was screened in the short competition section of the 16th Daegu Short FF, and the 15th Korea Youth FF. In 2017, she entered Dankook University′s Graduate School of Film Content. MOVING ON (2019) is her directorial debut feature film.