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Our Fantastic 21st Century

14th(2009) Korean Cinema Today

Social Criticism · Coming of Age · Capitalism  

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2009
  • Running Time83min
  • Format HD
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Working part-time at a mart, Soo-young sometimes steals inventory at the store and sells them. Her objective is to get a full-time job, and for that reason, she saves up to get plastic surgery. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, who was living with her, takes her money and disappears. While still shocked by the betrayal, she meets a young man who works at a private loan company. Director Ryu Hyung-ki portrays the young generation in their mid-to-late 20s, the so-called \880,000 generation of Korea (similar to ‘€1,000 generation’ of Europe) with candor. He also shows the reality of youth that submits to the desire of the era of devouring superstore, greedy private loan business, and neoliberalism which leaves no choice for her but to take plastic surgery. Soo-young must make a choice, not to fall and not to collapse. That is the true picture of the youth who cannot but betray and the attitude of the youth that gives up to live on. (LEE Sang-yong)
Director
Director
RYU Hyung-ki
Born in Busan in 1974. Studied architecture but entered the film industry as an assistant to commercial films. His short [Afternoon] (2005) was screened at the 31st Seoul Independent Film Festival. Later, he studied at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, and his graduation film [Anonymous Man] was invited to the short film competition of Stockholm Film Festival. His first feature [Our Fantastic 21st Century] is a project of the Advanced Program at the Korean Academy of Film Arts.
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  • Director RYU Hyung-ki 류형기
  • Producer KAFA Films
  • Cast HAN Su-yun 한수연, LEE Hwan 이환, SHIN Hyun-ho, 신현호, CHOI So-eun 최소은
  • Screenplay RYU Hyung-ki 류형기
  • Cinematography KIM Hyun-ok 김현옥
  • Production Design KIM Min-jung 김민정
  • Editor HAHM Sung-won 함성원, RYU Hyung-ki 류형기
  • Sound KIM Su-deok 김수덕
  • Music Jelly Boy 해파리소년
  • Production Company Korean Academy Of Film Arts
    337-8, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-836 Korea
    demian@kofic.or.kr

  • World Sales CJ Entertainment
    2F., 602, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-893 Korea
    heejeon@cj.net