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World Premiere
Star of Ulsan
Korean Cinema Today
- CountryKorea
- Production Year2022
- Running Time117min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
Star of Ulsan calmly captures a way of life that is silently collapsing. Yunhwa,
who works at a shipyard to manage their livelihood after her husband′s
accident, receives a notice of unfair dismissal. To make matters worse, their
relatives suddenly come and try to take away the family land. Her son loses
a large sum of money with Bitcoin, and her daughter dreams of escaping to
Seoul while giving up her studies. Instead of resolving the misfortunes and
conflicts surrounding the characters at once or erasing them neatly, the film
chooses to stare at the uncomfortable situations as long as possible. In that
way, the film, which makes it impossible to turn away from the stains and
fatigue of life, reminds us of moments and things that cannot be turned away
and should not be turned away. It is trustworthy because the characters do
not give up hope nor indulge in self-pity easily. (SONG Kyung-won)
Director
JUNG Kihyuk
Born in 1977 in Seoul, Jung Kihyuk completed a PhD in Imaging Science and Arts at the Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film, Chung-Ang University. His short film Opus .03 Gravity (2021) was introduced at Gangneung International Film Festival and the Boston International Film Festival. Ulsan’s Star is his directorial debut feature film.
Credit
- Director
JUNG Kihyuk - ProducerSeunghoo KIM
- CastGeumsoon KIM
Woobin CHOI
Minyoung JANG
Jeongwhan DO
Hyungtae IM
Joonghee BYUN - CinematographySungjin MOON
- Production DesignJongwoo KIM
- EditorChangjae WON
- SoundKyungrok IM
- MusicSungpil CHO
- Production CompanyWHO N YOU ART Inc.
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