“Girl on the Bulldozer” was a promising debut, but the improvement Park Ri-woong demonstrates in his second film is truly impressive. The movie won three awards at Busan and recently took home the Golden Cyclo from Fica Vesoul.
The Land of the Morning Calm is screening at Far East Film Festival
Young fisherman Yong-su works with elderly captain Yeong-guk while living with his Vietnamese wife, Soon-hee, and his mother, Pan-rye. However, he is deeply dissatisfied with his life, and after an almost fatal accident, he decides to commit insurance fraud by faking his own death—without informing his mother or wife—leaving Yeong-guk to bear the consequences.
Expectedly, the old man finds himself under scrutiny from the police and the insurance company, while also facing Pan-rye’s wrath, as she holds him responsible for her son’s supposed death. Left without a hand for his boat, he is forced to hire the local pariah.
The Land of the Morning Calm is screening at Far East Film Festival
Young fisherman Yong-su works with elderly captain Yeong-guk while living with his Vietnamese wife, Soon-hee, and his mother, Pan-rye. However, he is deeply dissatisfied with his life, and after an almost fatal accident, he decides to commit insurance fraud by faking his own death—without informing his mother or wife—leaving Yeong-guk to bear the consequences.
Expectedly, the old man finds himself under scrutiny from the police and the insurance company, while also facing Pan-rye’s wrath, as she holds him responsible for her son’s supposed death. Left without a hand for his boat, he is forced to hire the local pariah.
- 4/24/2025
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“Girl on the Bulldozer” was a promising debut, but the improvement Park Ri-woong demonstrates in his second film is truly impressive. The movie won three awards at Busan and recently took home the Golden Cyclo from Fica Vesoul.
Pickpocket is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
Young fisherman Yong-su works with elderly captain Yeong-guk while living with his Vietnamese wife, Soon-hee, and his mother, Pan-rye. However, he is deeply dissatisfied with his life, and after an almost fatal accident, he decides to commit insurance fraud by faking his own death—without informing his mother or wife—leaving Yeong-guk to bear the consequences.
Expectedly, the old man finds himself under scrutiny from the police and the insurance company, while also facing Pan-rye’s wrath, as she holds him responsible for her son’s supposed death. Left without a hand for his boat, he is forced to hire the local pariah.
Pickpocket is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
Young fisherman Yong-su works with elderly captain Yeong-guk while living with his Vietnamese wife, Soon-hee, and his mother, Pan-rye. However, he is deeply dissatisfied with his life, and after an almost fatal accident, he decides to commit insurance fraud by faking his own death—without informing his mother or wife—leaving Yeong-guk to bear the consequences.
Expectedly, the old man finds himself under scrutiny from the police and the insurance company, while also facing Pan-rye’s wrath, as she holds him responsible for her son’s supposed death. Left without a hand for his boat, he is forced to hire the local pariah.
- 2/20/2025
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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