Maggie

Film description

A little hospital is rocked by a scandal when a certain X-ray plate comes into light: it contains inconvertible evidence that some couple played doctor in the laboratory. Yoon-young, a nurse, takes the blame together with her boyfriend who can sketch cosmic ink tattoos. Meanwhile almost all the employees take a sick leave – isn’t their conscience that clear? How is it related to the deep craters which suddenly appear on the streets of Seoul? And what does a talking catfish think of it all?

The Korean director’s debut film is an episodic essay on sincerity, trust and devastating misunderstandings. Each frame is a candy and brilliant editing invites viewers to join the game of astonishing visual connotations. The light form, however, is lined with discreet melancholy, while brief verbal exchanges between the characters hide more than neat anecdotes. Deep holes in the pavements seem to cause less problems to the city inhabitants than the gaps opened in their interpersonal relations.

Jagoda Murczyńska