The First Lap

2017

Feature 2

KIM Dae-hwan | 2017 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 99min 50sec

SYNOPSIS

Su-hyeon, a teacher at a private art institute and Ji-young, a contract worker at a small network enterprise have been living together for 6 years. To his surprise, Su-hyeon finds out that Ji-young is late on her period. One evening, the couple heads to the new home of Ji-young's parents in Incheon. The housewarming party dissolves in ill humor when Ji-young's mother strongly urges the couple to get married. At the end of a long day, the couple tries to sleep. As Su-hyeon decides to reunite with his family he had been avoiding for sometime, the couple sets off for Samcheok at the far end of the east coast.

DIRECTING INTENTION

I wanted to talk about ordinary people around us. I also wanted to contain some places of Seoul, Incheon and Samcheok in my film and to describe that marriage and life has ups and downs as the two protagonists climb Daegwallyeong hills. I follow the journey of the two experiencing small changes, as they see the sunset in Incheon and the sunrise in Samcheok. I did not want to limit acting of the actors. Thus, I asked some questions to actors in impromptu situations, and this film is the journey to find the answers.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2017 제18회 전주국제영화제
2017 제05회 무주산골영화제
2017 제70회 로카르노국제영화제 베스트이머징디렉터상

DIRECTOR
KIM Dae-hwan

KIM Dae-hwan

2014

STAFF

Director KIM Dae-hwan
Producer BOMNAE FILMS
Screenwriter KIM Dae-hwan
Cinematography SON Jin-yong
Editor KIM Dae-hwan, JANG woo-jin
Art Director JUNG Bo-ram
Cast CHO Hyun-chul, KIM Sae-byuk