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The Table: Day and Night - Kim Jong-kwan |
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The crowning work of Kim Jong-kwan, who has continually experimented with and expanded his unique cinematic form, style, sensibility, and vision through films like Worst Woman (2016), The Table (2016), and Josée (2020). The ensemble featuring Kim Min-ha, Joo Jong-hyuk, Han Sun-hwa, Chang Ryul, Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Hee-jun, Jeon So-young, and Kim Dong-hwi is equally flawless. |
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BIFF Discoveries: Brilliant Debuts |
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Beach Fictions - Lim Hayeon
When the bright coast and tranquil light enfold this world, you will soon step into a cinematic moment -
the sheer magic of film. Brimming with fresh air and moisture, the sparkling vitality of Park Hansol and Kim Wookyum comes alive.
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Long Long Night - Youm Kyubock
'Not where or how you were born, but with whom
and how we shall live; how to remain wholly ourselves while walking beside another.'
Faced with these questions, you will feel deeply, and weep long.
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Earbug - Kim Hyomi
An exotic fantasy alive with wild energy.
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The Flower - Kim Si-jin
An animation that conveys the same honest craftsmanship and steadfast dedication
as Director Lee, the crematorium manager.
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The Pure Pleasure of Genre Films |
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Shaving - Kim Jung-hoon
The chaotic rush of psychological thriller, horror, and mystery all at once. |
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PARADISE LOST - Yeon Sang-ho
A tightly constructed psychological thriller from Yeon Sang-ho, deftly portraying the many faces of human nature and the ruthless desires of those who ride the immense forces that move the world. |
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Dora - July Jung
The rift between flesh and spirit, the uncanny pleasure born from pain, growth and regression, turbulence
and settling — all within one person,
fueling the film with a strange energy.
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FULL MOON - Jeong Jihye
Pristine cinematography and music that feel like
an intimate language richly fill the film.
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Looking for Unique Sci-Fi? |
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The Birds - Sohn Hyun-lok
For young and old alike, a world filled with melancholy — one where you cannot endure without passing through fantasies and visions, nor ever become yourself — is alien and desolate.
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Space - Park Hong-min
Space as a world, a world as a space —
where the surreal happens in plain sight,
and enigmatic people keep appearing.
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Cosmic Trace - Jang Woojin
The beginning and the end of this world are blurred. Coincidence and fate, the fleeting and the eternal, reality and illusion — they merely continue and overlap. Cosmic Trace delicately crafts all this through the language, material, and the audiovisual artistry of cinema. Here is science fiction rooted in the everyday. |
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Things I Left at the Theater - Park Kun-young
In a way only cinema can achieve,
it summons lost souls back to this place.
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Not for You - Shin Dongmin
To reach the eternal mystery of ‘you’, a confession begins from ‘me.’ Like an endless letter addressed
to oneself.
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Some Detective - Kim Miyoung
The flowing use of cuts and rhythmic editing mirror the detective’s fluid steps and measured stride.
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Nothing Has Happened Yet - Shin Sun
It quietly explores how much relief, solace, and
possibility lies in the fact that nothing has happened yet.
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BALER - Oh Sehyeon
The tranquil scenes are filled with human labor, desolate gestures, and hours of solitude like air—
while nature remains sublime, unbothered by it all. |
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Beyond Love's Horizon - Park Songyeol
The film declares that the truth of childcare, which demands immense energy, is the most pressing question and an overwhelming reality. Though exhausting, difficult, and at times overwhelming, there is no room for compromise. A promise to ‘keep going’ is a self-declaration, love serenade, and a brave chorus built by cinema. |
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The 31st Busan International Film Festival Ticket Reservation
September 11 (Fri), 17:00 KST
Screening Schedule Announcement
September 17 (Thu), 14:00 KST
Opening/Closing Ceremony / Open Cinema (Outdoor Screenings) /
Midnight Passion (Late-Night Screenings) / Actors’ House / Community BIFF
September 21 (Mon), 14:00 KST
General Screenings / Master Class / Cine Class |
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