Light for the Youth

2019

Special Feature 2

SHIN Suwon | 2019 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 114min (E)

SYNOPSIS

Se-yeon, a branch manager of a call centre under influence of a glass ceiling, encounters a crisis after a 19 year old trainee disappears with a will left at his dorm room. Meanwhile, Mirae, her daughter, who has been preparing for a major company recruitment exam while working as an intern, sets off to a overnight stay for the second round of interview, with another study member, Jaewon. After the interview that only left her with frustrations, she decides to quit. Aware of Mirae’s state of mind, due to June’s incident, Se-yeon hurts Mirae with harsh words. Then one day, strange messages arrive from June, and Se-yeon falls into a deep confusion.

DIRECTING INTENTION

June, a 19 year old call centre worker, disappears one day. The manager of the centre, Se-yeon, comes to face the pain of her own daughter, Mirae, during the process of looking for his whereabouts. The film hopes to depict the youth generation of today, deprived of their own lives, by infinite competition that the system of new capitalism imposes on them continuously. In this world, where anybody could become assailants, and anybody could become victims, where is “the place in the sun” for youths? Where is it for us?

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2019년 제24회 부산국제영화제

DIRECTOR
SHIN Suwon

SHIN Suwon

 

2010 < Passerby #3 >

2012 < Circleline >

2013 < Pluto >

2015 < Madonna >

2017 < Glass Garden >

2018 < Water Scale >

 

STAFF

Director SHIN Suwon
Producer Francis C.K. LIM, SHIN Suwon
Screenwriter SHIN Suwon
Cinematographer YUN Ji-woon
Editor LEE Young-lim
Gaffer KANG Seong-hoon
Music RYU Jae-ah
Production Design KIM Young-tak
Cast KIM Ho-jung, YOON Chan-young, JEONG Ha-dam, CHOI Jun-young