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[BIFF Press Release] The 29th Busan International Film Festival Final Report
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Anora
Love/Romance
Eroticism/Explicit
Comedy/Satire
Ani is a young Uzbek-American stripper from Brighton Beach, a Russophone enclave in New York City. As she is somewhat conversant in Russian, her boss fixes her up with Russian-speaking clients. After meeting Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch, a romance kindles that, in addition to his desire to avoid deportation, leads to their elopement. Their fairytale marriage is threatened when Vanya’s parents travel to New York intending to force an annulment.
Anora
is a 2024 American comedy-drama film written, directed and edited by Sean Baker. Mikey Madison who is in the title role as an exotic dancer delivers a superb performance.
Anora
premiered this year In Competition at Cannes where it won the Palme d’Or, the first American film to do so since 2011’s
The Tree of Life
. It earned a 10-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening and became an almost unanimous crowd pleaser.
Anora
, Sean Baker’s eighth feature film, shows why he is the one of the most beloved American independent filmmakers working today.
Wide Angle
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
True Story
Human Rights/Labor/Social
Art/Artist
Raoul Peck, known for
I Am Not Your Negro
(2016), traces the life of photo-grapher Ernest Cole in
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
. After publishing a photo book documenting the realities of South African people under apartheid in his twenties, Cole was forgotten by the public and died in poverty and isolation in New York in 1990 while in exile. Peck delves into Cole’s life, as if he wants to dive into Cole’s heart. He calls Cole back to life through about 60,000 negative films that were unexpectedly discovered. The first-person narration is written by Raoul Peck himself (Peck narrates the French version) based on the testimonies of the people he knows, reportage, and notes. Hundreds of harrowing yet moving photographs intertwine with the photographer’s life. What did Ernest Cole witness in America, having fled apartheid? The photographer’s desperate monologue, “I want to go back to my country, but I cannot,” is repeated multiple times. Did Raoul Peck, who fled Haiti at a young age to escape dictatorship, see a reflection of himself in this unfortunate photographer? Ernest Cole: Lost and Found restores Cole’s place as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century and deservedly so. (SEO Seunghee)
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Born for the Spotlight
LGBTQ+
Love/Romance
Women
Films about Films
Art/Artist
Born for the Spotlight
, the third drama series directed by renowned Taiwanese actor, writer and director Yen Yi-wen, after her previous two-part drama series
The Making of an Ordinary Woman
Parts 1 and 2. The series follows the lives of women working in various roles within the show business industry. Featuring Taiwanese actors who are familiar to Korean audiences, it showcases a diverse cast of vibrant characters: an actor frustrated by typecasting, an actor attempting a comeback after an unwanted hiatus, a director preparing for her first feature film, a passionate supporting actor, a rookie dreaming of her big break while juggling part-time jobs, and a small-time talent manager whose overzealousness drives others away.
Born for the Spotlight
depicts their lives as they fiercely pursue their dreams and passions, intertwined with ambitions and desires, shining a spotlight on the affectionate bonds of solidarity that the women forge. (PARK Sun Young)
Gala Presentation
Visiting Hours
Psychology/Mystery/Suspence/Thriller
Women
Human Rights/Labor/Social
Patricia Mazuy is an unpredictable director. Her filmography spans thrillers, comedies, and westerns. In
Visiting Hours
, a social drama mixed with comedy, the director portrays of two women whose fates will soon intertwine. Alma (Isabelle Huppert), from the bourgeois class, and Mina (Hafsia Herzi), a young mother from the working class, first meet in the waiting room of a prison where their husbands are incarcerated. Alma’s husband, a famous doctor, was convicted for a drunk driving accident, while Mina’s husband was found guilty of robbing a jewelry store. But the real victims and the other prisoners here are the women themselves. Their lives revolve around visiting the prison, and the burden of social responsibility for their husbands’ crimes falls on them. They are also captives of their respective social classes. When Mina starts living with Alma, the director doesn’t just focus on the clash between these two classes. Soon, they will find an unexpected way to liberate themselves from each other. (SEO Seunghee)
Korean Cinema Today
12.12: The Day
History/War
On October 26, 1979, Defense Security Commander Jeon Du-gwang (Hwang Jung-min), who became the head of the Joint Investigation Headquarters, stages a military coup on December 12 to seize power by suddenly arresting Chief of Staff Jeong. The coup is met with resistance from Major General Lee Tae-sin (Jung Woo-sung), commander of the Capital Defense Command, leading to a tense 9-hour standoff. No film has detailed the night of the December 12th military coup with such precision as
12.12: The Day
by director Kim Sung-soo. Despite the risks of highlighting the bitter memory of what is often termed a ‘successful coup’,
12.12: The Day
boldly confronts this difficult subject. Returning after seven years since
Asura: The City of Madness
(2016), director Kim Sung-soo masterfully recreates this painful chapter of history with a tightly woven plot, fast-paced editing, a balanced yet impassioned perspective, and outstanding performances of the actors. (SONG Kyung-won)
A Window on Asian Cinema
Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman
Family/Child
Women
Living a life tied to an old, worn-down house, Nidhi makes a phone call to her childhood self. “You are me,” she says. In the film, the protagonist moves through the house, capturing sounds with a boom mic and transmitting her words back to the past. In the place full of spirits, the interplay between past and present is expressed through sounds. Nidhi’s childhood memories are stained with the absence of her father and her mother’s depression, and now, as an adult, she finds herself sinking into the same deep depression her mother once experienced. Poetically portraying a woman’s inner world, this film presents a mother-daughter relationship tangled in love and resentment, all seeming to merge into a single character—the narrator. In the final scene, as Nidhi finally steps out of the house, the camera, which had been confined to the dark interior of the house, captures a ghostly gaze moving across an open space, layering the scene with deeper meaning. (HONG Soin)
A Window on Asian Cinema
My Favourite Cake
Love/Romance
Women
Comedy/Satire
This Iranian film, invited to the Berlin Film Festival following their previous film,
Ballad of a White Cow
(2021), has gained much acclaim from festival audiences. While it does touch upon aspects of contemporary Iranian society, the film doesn’t make political statements but rather transparently portrays the desires of a 70-year-old woman. The protagonist, Mahin, is an elderly woman living alone and stricken with loneliness. Her children are married and living abroad, occasionally calling but don’t have enough time to listen to Mahin’s stories. Although she gathers with neighborhood friends to chat, it doesn’t fill her loneliness. One day, Mahin visits a restaurant where pensioners eat free lunches and meets Faramarz, a taxi driver. Realizing that Faramarz is also an elderly person who has lived alone for a long time like herself, Mahin invites him over. As they drink long-hidden wine, Mahin and Faramarz become intoxicated with romantic feelings. While desires do exist in elderly life, it’s not easy to show them openly to others. The honest and bold expressions of affection depicted in this film create a special emotional resonance different from typical romance movies. (NAM Dong-chul)
Midnight Passion
Night Call
Crime/Violence
Action/Martial Arts
Mady, a student by day and locksmith by night, is a young man who tries to get by. One evening, he meets Claire, an enigmatic young girl he decides to help out who is not all she claims to be. That night, Mady sees his life take a dramatic turn when he opens a wrong door and accidentally kills a man in a self-defense. Unfortunately, the man he killed is involved with organized crime. When he goes back to the crime scene to clean up the mess, he is captured by the criminal boss and asked where the money is - money he never saw. In a city racked by violence during a ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest, Mady has only one night to prove his innocence and find Claire, the woman who betrayed his trust. The countdown begins...
Night Call
is a fast paced action thriller directed and written by the Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart.
Wide Angle
Ash Valley: Janyl
Human Rights/Labor/Social
Ash Valley: Janyl
is about Janyl who investigates strange behavior in livestock near a large oil rig. Something feels wrong, but her superior asks her to stay out of the investigation for her own safety. (PARK Sungho)
Special Program in Focus
Our Beloved Month of August
Travel/Road Movie
Love/Romance
True Story
Films about Films
Music/Dance
While preparing a fictional love story, Miguel Gomes faces difficulties securing funding for the film and heads to the remote village of Arganil in central Portugal – the intended filming location – with only a 16mm camera and a few staff. There, he captures the vivid landscape, the local myth, and the life of people during the time of August – band performances, motorcycle clubs, camping sites, a procession of the Virgin Mary, fado, and fireworks... A year later, the director returns to Arganil to shoot the fiction film. The unique two-part structure, where documentary and fiction magically blend and resonate deeply, is the result of this approach. Singer Tânia falls in love with guitarist Hélder, but Tânia’s father does not want his beloved daughter to leave his side. Nostalgia in
Our Beloved Month of August
is a bright and radiant sa the summer sun. Though their poignant first love cannot last longer than this beloved August, it will be preserved in the memories of these two youths. (SEO Seunghee)
Wide Angle
Escape Velocity
Family/Child
Women
Jaehyeon, who works at a bike shop, learns that the owner of a motorcycle that was left unclaimed for several months has died in an accident. He delivers the bike to the man’s widow. What follows is a beautiful ride shared by two people, each grappling with the vast and immeasurable gap between “hard to accept” and “impossible to fathom” in the face of tragedy. (KANG Sowon)
Open Cinema
The Solitary Gourmet
Travel/Road Movie
Adventure
Food/Beverage
Comedy/Satire
This is a film adaptation of
Solitary Gourmet
, an internationally popular manga-based series that has been airing on TV Tokyo since 2012 and reached its 10th season in 2023. Matsushige Yutaka, who plays the main character Goro, has taken on the directorial role for this film. Unlike the TV series, which thrived on Goro enjoying delicious food in various restaurants even without dramatic storylines, the film introduces a special narrative to his culinary journey. Upon receiving a message from an old friend’s daughter, Goro arrives in Paris and learns of the elderly man’s wish to taste a particular soup he had in his childhood before he dies. Deciding to help, Goro sets out on a quest to find this mysterious soup, traveling through Japan, braving a storm, and even ending up in South Korea. The film features a dramatic narrative and emphasizes comedy, unlike the TV series. While the charm of the series lies in the food itself, the film’s appeal comes from its relatable humor. (NAM Dong-chul)
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Actors' House
SUL Kyung-gu
12:00 (KST), Oct 3 (Thu)
Master Class
The Golden Era of Ann HUI
19:00 (KST), Oct 3 (Thu)
Actors' House
PARK Boyoung
18:00 (KST), Oct 4 (Fri)
Actors' House
HWANG Jung-min
20:00 (KST), Oct 4 (Fri)
Master Class
Miguel GOMES, a filmmaker of Joyful Melancholy
14:30 (KST), Oct 5 (Sat)
Actors' House
CHUN Woo-hee
19:00 (KST), Oct 6 (Sun)
Master Class
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi: At the forefront of genre cinema
10:30 (KST), Oct 6 (Sun)
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The Kinder Programmer :
Programmer SEO Seunghee
Presenting The Kinder Programmer: The Kinder Programmer is a project designed to bring to our audience members and subscribers recommendations from this year's selection, hand-picked by BIFF's very own programmers. Programmer SEO Seunghee Among many selected movies, I would like to introduce two very poignant and beautiful movies, our long relationship with cineaste Miguel Gomes, and masterpieces by filmmakers who visit Busan this year. Two Poignant but beautiful films The Room Next
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