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A Shark

11th(2006) Korean Cinema Today

Urbanization · Road Movie · Social Criticism · Psychology  

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2005
  • Running Time109min
  • Format 35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
A fisherman, Yeongcheol, who lives in an island, arrives at a city in the hot summer to show a white shark to his friend, Jungu. Jungu who is busy with gambling somewhere does not show up, and the shark in Yeongcheol`s bag is going bad. Yusu, who Yeongcheol ran into at a park, is released from prison and wandering from street to street not knowing where he can find his house. A crazy woman, Eunsuk praying for rain in the middle of the park under glaring sunshine starts to chase Yeongchel and Yusu. She thinks the stink of the rotting shark is her dead baby`s smell. A dead shack comes to a city. It is going bad, but no one concerns it. A crazy woman claims that it is her baby, while a mid-age man of suicidal attempt things that that bad smell comes from his own body. Putrefying shark causes a chain of misunderstanding by spreading a smell of decay in a small place of city. This remarkable film shows sensitivity on absurdity of everyday life by complex, rich symbols.
Director
Director
KIM Dong-Hyun
He started his career as an assistant director for director BAE Yong-gyun′s [The People in White](1995). He made several shorts including [From the Island](1997) and [A Starving Day](2004), which won the Grand Prix at the 30th Seoul Independent Film Festival(SIFF). His first feature [A Shark] was the opening screened for the 31st SIFF.
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Credit
  • Director KIM Dong-Hyun 김동현
  • Producer KIM Dong-hyun 김동현
  • Cast KIM Mi-ya 김미야, HONG Seung-il 홍승일, GU Sung-hwan 구성환, HONG Gi-joon 홍기준
  • Screenplay KIM Dong-hyun 김동현
  • Cinematography GO Jung-ho 고정호
  • Production Design SER In-kyung 서인경
  • Editor LEE Do-hyun 이도현
  • Music LEE Joon-ho 이준호, KANG Sang-gu 강상구, GYE Sung-won 계성원, KONG Woo-young 공우영