Breathless (18)

Language: Korean with English subtitles

Director Yang Ik June / with Yang Ik-Joon, KIM Kkobbi, Man-shik Jeong / 115 mins / 2009

After witnessing the deaths of his mother and sister as a child, Sang-hoon (Yank Ik-June) grew up with rage and hatred towards his father who was responsible. The shadow of his past dictates his present. Sang-hoon, now a petty gangster and merciless debt collector, regularly beats his father who returns home after 15 years in prison. Although he's reluctant to become close to them, he often sees his half sister and young nephew and becomes a father figure to the young boy. One day, he meets his match in a high school girl, Yeon-hee (KIM Kkobbi) who is having a tough life after her mother's murder by local gangsters. Her violent younger brother, a high school dropout, and the former Vietnam veteran father harass her endlessly and treat her like a slave. Without realizing how their lives may be connected, Sang-hoon and Yeon-hee share some moments of relief and escape from the brutal physical and emotional abuse and pain they face every day. Slowly Sang-hoon discovers that perhaps he can too change and affect the lives of those around him.

(Contains strong language and some scenes of graphic violence.)

Screening followed by Q&A with lead actress KIM Kkobbi

Odeon Kingston, Thursday 2 June, 6.00pm

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