Film l CICADA
Director l LEE Chungryoul
Actor l LEE Yanghee X JU Bobi X SEO Yeonwoo X HER Jin

CICADA is the feature film debut for director Lee Chungryoul who directed the documentary Old Partner (2009). The story revolves around a master of the traditional funeral play called Jindo Dasiraegi. One day, his daughter returns home years after she left, saddled with debt. Their relationship remains uneasy as she is still in agony over the death of her mother in total disregard of her father, as his heart and soul were dedicated to performing Dasiraegi. In dealing with the conflict and reconciliation, director Lee embeds dramatic scenes of the folk play into the film as he projects a unique aura on screen. (JUNG Hanseok)