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Work to Do

Korean Cinema Today

Human Rights/Labor/Social  

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2023
  • Running Time103min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
Jun-hee is a fourth-year associate manager at a small and medium-sized heavy industry company in the province. When he is transferred to the human resources department, Jun-hee is immediately tasked with creating a list of people to be laid off due to restructuring. Although he’s simply performing the job he’s been assigned, the more he engages in this work, the more he becomes humbled and ashamed of himself. Work to Do depicts how confrontation, antagonism, and distrust between the characters intensify amid the rumors of layoffs through concrete situations and gradual progression. The film also keenly observes the subtle and obvious differences between departments and tasks, positions and seniority, education and gender, and various situations and roles. It is evident that a great deal of effort was put into shaping this group of characters, and such intricate details would not have been possible without diligent research and study of the actual labor force. Actors’ refined performance effectively conveys the inner turmoil of laborers in a simple yet convincing manner. (JEONG Jihye)
Director
Director
PARK Hong-jun
Park Hong-jun directed the short films Moving Day (2017) and Smoke on the Love (2018), the former of which was invited to several film festivals, including the Busan Inter-City Film Festival and the Indieforum,. Work to Do is the director’s debut feature film based on his actual experiences.
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Credit
  • Director PARK Hong-jun 박홍준
  • Producer Soon-sang HWANG 황순상
  • Cast Sung-bum JANG 장성범, Suk-kyu SEO 서석규, Doyoung KIM 김도영, Young-woong KIM 김영웅, Li-woo JANG 장리우, Noah LEE 이노아, Joo-sang KANG 강주상, Nam-hee KIM 김남희
  • Screenplay Hong-jun PARK 박홍준
  • Cinematography Chang-hwan CHOI 최창환
  • Production Design Da-young KANG 강다영
  • Editor Hyun-ju JO 조현주
  • Sound Tae-won GONG 공태원
  • Music Min-ju LIM 임민주
  • Production Company Nareun
    Korea 61-15, Chaseongseo-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, Republic of Korea. 1403
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