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Hotel by the River

OT: Gangbyun Hotel

Hong Sangsoo // Republic of Korea (South Korea), 2018
Fiction Feature // FF2018

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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).

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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

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