18th(2016)
CHAE Ji-hye
World Premiere
Growth/Independence Migration/Residence Friendship
Having to move out of her dorm, Nam-eun decides
to go look for an apartment with her best friend Heesoo.
On their way to the apartment, they joke around,
take photos and have a good time. Little does Hee-soo
know that, for some reason, Nam-eun actually a little
weirded out by the things Hee-soo says.
Nam-eun, who is moving out of the dorms,
goes apartment-hunting with her best friend Hee-soo. Under the vast Seoul sky,
there is an abundance of houses but not one place that can accommodate only one
person, and the price of a cup of iced latte is also ridiculously expensive.
The apartment that the friend of Hee-soo¡¯s aunt introduced them to requires a
deposit of 10,000,000 KRW and a monthly rent of 500,000 KRW, faces south, comes
furnished, and has a convenience store nearby. Although Nam-eun really likes
the place, the monthly rent is beyond what she can afford. However, she also
can¡¯t bear to say out loud that she cannot sign the lease. Hee-soo is
exasperated by the fact that Nam-eun keeps giving her other petty excuses,
while Nam-eun finds the fact that Hee-soo lives without ever worrying about
money a little detestable. Both the director¡¯s ability to unfold the story and
the two actress¡¯ effortless acting truly stand out in the film. [KANG Ba-da]
SYNOPSIS
Having to move out of her dorm, Nam-eun decides
to go look for an apartment with her best friend Heesoo.
On their way to the apartment, they joke around,
take photos and have a good time. Little does Hee-soo
know that, for some reason, Nam-eun actually a little
weirded out by the things Hee-soo says.
Program Note
Nam-eun, who is moving out of the dorms,
goes apartment-hunting with her best friend Hee-soo. Under the vast Seoul sky,
there is an abundance of houses but not one place that can accommodate only one
person, and the price of a cup of iced latte is also ridiculously expensive.
The apartment that the friend of Hee-soo¡¯s aunt introduced them to requires a
deposit of 10,000,000 KRW and a monthly rent of 500,000 KRW, faces south, comes
furnished, and has a convenience store nearby. Although Nam-eun really likes
the place, the monthly rent is beyond what she can afford. However, she also
can¡¯t bear to say out loud that she cannot sign the lease. Hee-soo is
exasperated by the fact that Nam-eun keeps giving her other petty excuses,
while Nam-eun finds the fact that Hee-soo lives without ever worrying about
money a little detestable. Both the director¡¯s ability to unfold the story and
the two actress¡¯ effortless acting truly stand out in the film. [KANG Ba-da]
CHAE Ji-hyeCHAE Ji-hye
Bron in 1990, Gimcheon. She graduated from department of Filmmaking and Sound at Korea National University of Arts. She directed Where did it go?(2012), and How Do I Say(2015)