Korean comedies
29.04.2023 – 14.00 – Flagey
04.05.2023 – 19.00 – Galeries
Korean comedies
It is difficult to ignore the global influence of South Korean culture today, as proven by the success of K-pop groups and the Squid Game series. And it is thanks to its cinema that South Korea has gradually become a major element of our popular culture over the past 25 years. From Old Boy to Parasite, the South Korean cinema has produced many critical and popular successes and has even won the most important international awards. For the 5th consecutive year, the BSFF is highlighting Korean short films by giving the Seoul International Extreme Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) carte blanche. And this year, the SESIFF will offer you a selection of comedies.
얼굴 보니 좋네 (Nice to See Your Face)
Sun Namkoong
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2021 - 13'00" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
Eden is driving down the road when the engine fails and her car comes to a stop. Eden calls Haewon and tells him she wants to see him before she leaves Korea, but Haewon keeps saying he just can’t come. The hot summer heats up the road and Eden’s wish to say a proper goodbye does not seem to be coming true.
길에서 우연히 전 여자친구를 만났다 (Ex-Girlfriend on the Street)
Kim Sunwoong
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2021 - 6'26" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
A man accidentally meets his ex-girlfriend on the street. After a brief meeting, the man, who is worried about something, makes a decision and calls his ex-girlfriend.
최악의 상상 (My Worst Nightmare)
Juhyeong Lim
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
- 13'05" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
A woman who writes lyrics on the subway all day and a helpless man who has just left the company meets by chance on the subway, and the two have the worst imagination of spending their lives with each other.
It’s you
Yu Won
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2011, 2011 @en - 10'24" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
A stranger approaches and pretends to know and insists on it, and a passerby intervenes in this situation. The man again insists that he doesn’t know strangers, but it’s not accepted, and he’s going crazy.
맞담 (Family Toast)
Junhyung Kim
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2021 - 13'45" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
A mother finds a cigarette in her daughter’s bag. Even though her mother starts to bombard her with questions, the daughter keeps her mouth shut. Then the father returns home from work and begins to suspect the cigarette was not just a cigarette, after all.
파더 리브레 (Father Libre)
Joohyun Woo
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2022 - 10'00'' - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
Jae-yong secretly enjoys dressing up as a woman on holidays. One day, his daughter Hae-bin visits Jae-yong's house without saying anything and witnesses Jae-yong dressed as a woman.
무두인 (Headless)
Bason Baek
Pays South Korea
Genre Fiction
2022 - 8'02" - Couleur - Sous-titres: VO ST FR/EN
Most people in this world are headless. DuSeong is a police officer; one of the few that still have a head. He takes on a sexual assault case, where both the perpetrator and the victim lose their heads. One day, he discovers his daughter has also become headless, and is faced with a choice.