서울국제여성영화제

주 메뉴

The Mutation

SHIN Su-won

South Korea
2025
108min
12 +
DCP
color

Synopsis

After collapsing from overwork, Seo spends all the money he has on designer clothes and a luxury suitcase, determined to leave on a journey. Sora, still devastated by the death of the person she loved, decides to join Seo. Together, they set off on a special journey.

Director's Statement

Since COVID-19, hatred toward others and minorities has grown increasingly severe. Set in Korea in 2022, in the aftermath of the pandemic, this film tells the story of Seo, a biracial Black man, and Sora, a sexual minority, who set out on a journey together. Accompanying the journey of two people who live like "mutants" in a conservative and divided society, the film seeks to reflect anew on the meaning of true love and communication in an age of hatred and disconnection.

Code	Time	Theater	Grade
The Mutation027	2026-08-21 \| 19:40 - 21:28	MEGABOX Sinchon 6
The Mutation075	2026-08-23 \| 18:40 - 20:28	MEGABOX Sinchon 8

Director

SHIN Su-won

Shin Suwon majored in German Language at Seoul National University and Filmmaking, School of Film, TV & Multimedia, Korea National University of Arts. Her first feature, Passerby #3 (2010), screened at the JEONJU IFF. Her subsequent films Pluto (2013) and Madonna (2015) were invited to the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival respectively, and Glass Garden (2017) was selected as the opening film of the Busan IFF.

Credit

Producer임충근 Francis C.K. LIM, 이선영 LEE Sunyoung
Cast 한현민, 이주영 HAN Hyunmin, LEE Joo-young
Screenwriter 신수원 SHIN Suwon
Cinematographer 윤지운 YOON Jiwon
Editor 우희정 WOO Heejeong