BIFF2020 Official Interview
Film l Our Midnight
Director l LIM Jung-eun
Jihoon is an actor who has no money. His long-time lover has just announced her farewell, informing him of her marriage. Eunyoung becomes the subject of rampant speculation and rumors after she reports her boyfriend, who is also a colleague from her company, to the police for dating violence. Jihoon and Eunyoung meet each other as she is standing on top of a bridge over the Han River while he is on duty for a part-time patrol job. They end up walking together all night around downtown Seoul. The meticulously designed rhythm of the night, black-and-white images, camera angles, movements, and lines let this midnight stroll emanate a unique aura. (JUNG Hanseok)