Time to Be Strong

2024

Feature showcase

NAMKOONG Sun | 2024 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 99min (E)

TIME TABLE
12.2(월) 14:30-16:09 CGV Cheongdam Cinecity CINEMA 3(Comport) G
12.3(화) 19:30-21:09 CGV Apgujeong CINEMA 2 GV, G
SYNOPSIS

Three friends, former members of an idol group who had faded out of the spotlight, embark on a belated school trip to Jeju Island, driven by lingering regrets about missing their school trip back in their student days. However, the journey they had been planning for a long time starts going awry from the very first day.

DIRECTING INTENTION

It seems like the modern capitalist labor market is evolving in a way that constantly shifts responsibility onto individuals. As a result, people not only put in the effort but also bear self-blame. Difficulties are simply difficult. I hope people would not blame themselves. I wanted to convey that these hardships are not their fault, and that it is okay to show vulnerability to each other and to lean on one another. Rather than bottling everything up inside, wouldn’t it be better if we shared these feelings and found strength in each other’s company?

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

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2024 제12회 무주산골영화제
2024 제26회 서울국제여성영화제
2024 제19회 제주영화제 관객상

DIRECTOR
NAMKOONG Sun

NAMKOONG Sun

2009 Worst Friends
2022 Nice to See Your Face
2021 Ten Months

STAFF

Director NAMKOONG Sun
Producer National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Before We Die
Screenwriter NAMKOONG Sun
Cinematographer KIM Sunhyuk (caska)
Editor CHOI Kyoung-yoon
Lighting KIM Sunhyuk (caska)
Music Byul.org
Art Director JUNG Jaeyoung (BOWIESTUDIOS)
Cast CHOI Seung Eun, HYUN Woo Seok, HA Seo Yoon, KANG Chae Yun, HONG Sang Pyo
Sound KIM Q-man (MOS), KIM Yunkyung, HWANG Kyubin