Wang Mincheol, the director of Garden, Zoological (2018), has returned with Sanctuary. In Garden, Zoological, he observed the zookeepers at the Cheongju Zoo, and this time he follows the activities of those who are turning the zoo into a sanctuary for native wild animals. Establishing a sanctuary is the only way to save wild animals that cannot return to their natural habitats from being put down. The project was proposed by an employee of the Cheongju Zoo, and animal rights activists as well as the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center and the Chonbuk Animal Medical Center joined to help. From farm waterways to the mountains, fields, and bear farms, these young people tirelessly rescue animals in this energetic film. The gaze that maintains a not-to-close and not-too-far distance from these devoted and considerate individuals who inspire confidence almost suggests that even the camera has a personality. The virtue of an observational documentary that will resonate with many. (KANG Sowon)