Asian Drama

Nobody knows where the woman comes from. She is sitting on a park bench and diligently playing a child’s recorder. She says she is from France. With no money or means of supporting herself, she has been advised to teach French. This is how she comes to have two Korean women as her pupils.

The woman likes to walk barefoot and lie down on rocks. And when she is feeling up to it, she tries to see each instant in a non-verbal way and to live life as rationally as she can. But things remain as hard as ever. She relies on the Korean alcoholic drink of makgeolli to provide a bit of comfort every day.

(Source: berlinale.de)

Release Date: Feb 19, 2024 (Festival)

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min

Ratings: 6.2

The story about a novelist, Joon Hee, who goes a long way to the bookstore of her junior who disappeared, climbs the tower by herself, meets the movie director couple, and Gil Soo while walking in the park, persuading to make a movie with her.

Never before had she been in a high-rise apartment. She's wondering how her younger sister is doing, living in a such a high place. From a few days ago, she's been living in her place, experiencing how it is to live in Korea again. Though there seems to be a secret that needs to be kept, she's still taking care of her mind and focus on living day by day. She got a call from a film director who wanted her to appear in a film and after meeting, they had a few drinks at a small old bar in downtown Seoul, and it rains and thunders.

1. the father had asked him to come but he was occupied when he came

2. she wanted to study in Germany and her mother had to find cheap lodging

3. he went to see his mother at a beach restaurant and she was with an old actor

Yeong Ho is summoned by his father, who is a doctor. Finding him busy with his patients, one of whom is a famous actor, Yeong Ho has to wait. When his girlfriend Joo Won moves to Berlin for her studies, Yeong Ho shows up in the city to surprise her. Through her mother, Joo Won has found accommodation at the home of an artist whose beauty intimidates her. Some time later, Yeong Ho goes to lunch with his mother who wants to introduce him to a colleague - it is the same man Yeong Ho met at his father's clinic. Yeong Ho asks his friend Jeong Soo to accompany him, and after lunch they go to the beach. Yeong Ho falls asleep, and dreams of Joo Won. When he wakes up, he braves the considerable cold and goes swimming, while Jeong Soo watches.

Hong Man Sub is a 24-year-old college student majoring in food and nutrition. He has never dated and is not popular with girls. Nevertheless, he falls in love with An Na at first sight. An Na is the most popular girl at the school and unexpectedly takes an interest in Hong Man Sub because is different from the other students.

Hong Man Sub then plays a game of jokgu (a game that shares elements of soccer and volleyball) with Kang Min. Kang Min has taken an interest in An Na and he is also a former Korean National Soccer player. Hong Man Sub wins the game and becomes a hero with the other students. The students also become crazy about the game of jokgu. The university then decides to hold a jokgu competition. Hong Man Sub will face Kang Min once again.