International Feature Competition
HIVER À SOKCHO
Winter in Sokcho
Swiss Premiere
Koya Kamura
France, South Korea
IDENTITY QUEST ROMANCE
2024, 104'
VO. French, Korean
ST. English, French
With
Roschdy Zem, Bella Kim
In presence of Koya Kamura, Friday November 8.
Soo-Ha leads a monotonous life in the Korean seaside town of Sokcho, having never known her French father. The arrival of a tourist triggers an identity crisis for the young woman.
Haunted by the absence of a French father she doesn't know, Soo-Ha works temporarily as a cook in a boarding house in Sokcho, South Korea. One day, a tourist from France bursts into the young woman's routine life. Adapted from Élisa Shua Dusapin's eponymous novel, this film by French-Japanese director Koya Kamura delicately explores the self-discovery of two free electrons whose lives come together by chance, at a pivotal moment in their lives. She's a reserved student unsure of what to do with her future, he's a gruff comic book writer in need of inspiration, and yet, for the duration of a vacation, this timely encounter brings together two people whom everything seems to separate. A beautiful work about communication and opening up.
Damien Brodard
Damien Brodard
Direction
Koya Kamura
Screenplay
Stéphane Ly-Cuong, Koya Kamura
Image
Élodie Tahtane
Editing
Antoine Flandre
Sound
Martin Sadoux
Music
Jeff Genie
Production
Offshore (Fabrice Préel-Cléach)
With
Roschdy Zem, Bella Kim
World sales
Be For Films
Koya Kamura
1983, France
Prior works
2019, Homesick (Short, Director and Writer)2019, Entorse (Short, Director and Writer)
Saturday 2 November |
15:30
Friday 8 November |
18:00
