Story
A small ensemble, a feast of witty dialogue – and a lot of alcohol: Hong Sang Soo makes a shout-out for filmic minimalism. In a hotel overlooking a river, an ageing poet is visited by his two sons. They have grown apart over the years. Now, as he senses that death is not far off, he’d like to make up with them. The only other guest at the hotel is a lovelorn young woman. She’s asked a girlfriend to join her for moral support. As the snowfall increases, the guests inside begin to circle each other in a similar dance to the snowflakes outside.
Director
HONG SANG-SOO (*1960) is seen as one of Asia's most important contemporary film-makers. Several of his works has been shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG, most recently Yourself and Yours (2016).Trailer
Info
Gangbyun Hotel
Fiction Feature
Korean
Asia Express//FF2018
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
2018
96 min
OV with German subtitles
Hong Sangsoo
Hong Sangsoo
Ki Joo-bong, Kim Min-hee, Song Seon-mi, Kwon Hae-hyo, Yu Jun-sang, Park Ran
Hong Sangsoo
Kim Hyung-koo
Son Yeonji
Dalpalan
Finecut
Jeonwonsa Film
Jina Park, Finecut: jina@finecut.co.kr; YoungKyung Sohn: intern1@finecut.co.kr