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24th(2022)



The Justice of Bunny King

Gaysorn THAVAT

  • New Zealand
  • 2021
  • Korean Premiere
  • 101min
  • DCP
  • color

Korean Premiere

SYNOPSIS

Bunny is a homeless woman washing cars on the street, with her children in foster care. While doing chores at her sister¡¯s place, she witnesses her sister¡¯s husband sexually abusing her niece Tonyah. Bunny is kicked out while trying to stop him, but she steals his car and takes Tonyah with her. She then turns her attention to getting her children back. 

PROGRAM NOTE

New Zealand in the 2020s. Bunny, a woman who lives as a daily worker without a home, has almost lost her beloved children to the state because of her economical incompetence. The children were entrusted to a state-linked foster home, and Bunny¡¯s access them is only possible in limited circumstances. In such situations, how can one distinguish between what is a crime and what is not? For instance, is it a crime for her to go back to see her daughter and son when she has already used up the opportunity? At the least, the state declares this to be illegal. Bunny puts this encounter into practice, and her crimes, which begin with a thrilling petty crime, grows out of control. Bunny¡¯s actions, to meet her family and live together, leads to a hostage situation. What Bunny tries to fight against by crime is the whole of the national system. The film follows Bunny¡¯s intense drama, showing the unfair reality of a woman in a position being judged as illegal rather than under the protection of the law. At the same time, the film suggests that the border between what is crime and what is not might only be something arbitrarily set by the state system. [CHOI Yiwon]

Director

  • Gaysorn THAVATGaysorn THAVAT

    Thavat¡¯s career in cinematography started in 1995. Upon moving to television commercials in 2004, she produced campaigns addressing domestic violence, breast cancer research, and supporting the underprivileged. Her first short film, Brave Donkey (2009), was invited to film festivals including Melbourne, SXSW, BFI London, and Locarno. Thavat is a founding member of Screen Women¡¯s Action Group (SWAG).

Credit

  • ProducerEmma SLADE
  • Cast Essie DAVIS, Thomasin MCKENZIE
  • Screenwriter Sophie HENDERSON, Gregory KING, Gaysorn THAVAT
  • Cinematography Ginny LOANE
  • Editor Cushla DILLON
  • Music Karl STEVEN