Winter in Sokcho

Alternate title(s):
Foreign Title: Hiver à Sokcho
Date: January 01, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Dates Note: 2024
Country of Origin: France , South Korea
Place of Origin: France, South Korea
Languages: French , Korean
Color: Color
Silent: No
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Curator Notes

Film Series/Exhibition Title: 
68th San Francisco International Film Festival at BAMPFA
Description: 

In a snowy seaside town on South Korea’s east coast, a mysterious new guest at her boardinghouse upends an introspective young woman’s life. Soo-ha (newcomer Bella Kim) is restless to experience more of the outside world, but for now she can only glimpse it through the tourists who visit her boardinghouse. She’s also hungry to solve the mystery of her paternal parentage, a secret her mother never divulged. When moody French artist Kerrand (played by the venerable Roschdy Zem) arrives for a long-term stay, his unsettling presence causes Soo-ha to wrestle with her sense of self as she is drawn to the enigmatic guest. Writer/director Koya Kamura makes an impressive feature debut with this adaptation of Elisa Shua Dusapin’s award-winning novel, skillfully rendering the story’s perceptive intricacies to bring forth a visually alluring meditation on identity, longing, and the ephemeral nature of life.

Authors/Roles: 
Jordan Klein


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