Behind the play

2025

LEE Hohyun | 2025 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 106min (E) World Premiere

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SYNOPSIS

Kyungwhan, who’s been with the same play team for 15 years, is out to have a get together after the play again tonight. Drinking brings the joy out of everyone but Kyungwhan’s wallet is as light as a feather as he’s been acting for a long time. However, his pride on acting and the stage is at its highest. Maybe too much. Kyungwhan feels upbeat with all the sweet talk from other members of the crew. And, there he goes again with the preach on acting with the little knowledge he has. While the preach is going on, one of the members’ phone rings. It’s an ex-member of the crew but now a big time star Namhee. Kyungwhan feels uncomfortable after finding out Namhee’s about to join. He can’t say no to it since everybody’s excited about Namhee’s visit and he doesn’t want to be the person to ruin it. Kyungwhan gets demoted from the main role to a supporting role with the sudden visit from Namhee. On top of it, Yejin, the girl Kyungwhan’s interested in, very aggressively shows interest in Namhee. Kyungwhan’s about to explode. Then Namhee offers something interesting to everyone. He wants to do the next movie with someone from the crew. Namhee invites Joonsuk, the director of the next movie, and the party gets started. Everybody starts appealing themselves to Joonsuk and Namhee as if it’s a competition. Can Kyungwhan actually end up being the winner of this race with his personal pride aside?

DIRECTING INTENTION

Everybody has their own faith. However, if you were to give up on your faith to gain something, what would you do? What choice would be the right choice? Would it be right to hang on to your personal faith? Would it be right to ignore your faith to go all in to reach higher? Would it even get you higher even if you ignore your faith to go all in? I wanted to define the meaning of life and success by depicting no name actors and actresses who walk on the thin line between appealing and kissing ass. Would it be a successful life to have many people love you or have yourself love you truthfully?

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

World Premiere

DIRECTOR
 LEE Hohyun

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STAFF

Director LEE Hohyun
Executive Producer LEE Hohyun
Producer MOON Hyesun
Screenwriter LEE Hohyun, CHA Wooyoung
Cinematographer YANG Gyunsang
Editor PARK Se-young , LEE Younjung
Lighting CHOI Yonghwan
Music KIM Dongwook
Production Design NA Yeun
Cast RYU Kyounhwan, KIM Namhee, HUH Junsuk, JO Youngji, CHA Wooyoung, IM Nayoung, KIM Gyunam, SON Muhyoung, KANG Easim, SON Jonghak, NA Jongmin