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France, Korea / 2024 / 104 min
Director：Koya KAMURA

Soo-Ha works at a small guesthouse in a seaside town of Sokcho, the northeastern part of South Korea. She returned to her hometown a few months ago from Seoul while intermittently cohabiting with her boyfriend Jun-Ho, who wants to become a model in Seoul. But her carefully constructed routine is disrupted by the arrival of Yan Kerrand, a semi-famous French artist, played by Roschdy Zem. Having been abandoned by her French father before his death, Soo-Ha's encounter with Kerrand reawakens her emotions and questions that have long been kept a lid on…Adapting a novel with the same title by Elisa Shua Dusapin, this film gives a sensitive and intimate look at a young woman's search for and acceptance of her identity. The abstract animation sequence by Agnès Patron effectively enhances the charm of Sokcho’s winter location. The first feature-length film by Japanese-French director Koya Kamura premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival Platform program, followed by a screening at the San Sebastiàn International Film Festival New Directors program.

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