A Wild Roomer

Grand Prix Winner
Goein
dir. Lee Jeong-hong
South Korea 2022, 135’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Theatrical Screenings
St 18 Nov, 14:30
Kinoteka 3
Kinoteka 3
Su 19 Nov, 19:45
Kinoteka 3
Kinoteka 3
Online Availability
30 Nov, 15:30 – 3 Dec
Awards and festivals
Busan Film Festival 2022 - New Currents Award, NETPAC Award World premiere: Busan Film Festival
Credits
South Korea 2022
Duration: 135’
director: Lee Jeong-hong
screenplay: Lee Jeong-hong
cinematography: Kim Jong-sun
editing: Lee Jeong-hong
sound: Lee Seung-cheol
cast: Park Gi-hong, Ahn Joo-min, Kim Jeon-gil, Choi Kyoung-jun
producer: Chung Hyun-jung
production: Ironing
language: Korean
colouration: colour

Film description

Gi-hong works as a construction carpenter. He lives from contract to contract, inhabiting a big, mostly empty house in the suburbs, and befriending its owner and his wife. One day, the three of them discover a strange dent in the roof of Gi-hong's car. Gi-hong launches a private investigation to get to the bottom of the case. The answer to the mystery introduces a new character that will shake the foundations of the lives of Gi-hong and those around him.

Lee unravels his story unhurriedly, masterfully focusing on the awkwardness of daily human interactions in a way so funny and surprising that despite the visible inspiration with Lee Chang-dong's "Burning," "A Wild Roomer" remains a fresh and original voice of Korean independent cinema. Lee's mature debut received two awards at the Busan IFF, fueling the hopes of the director's prompt return to the film set.

text:
Marcin Krasnowolski

Lee Jeong-hong

Director, screenwriter, and editor. His first short film, the 2012 "No Cave," brought him the Best Picture award at Busan IFF. His next short, "The Girl Lives in Haeundae," was awarded at the Seoul Independent Film Festival on the same year. In 2014, he directed one of the parts of a novella film "Romance in Seoul." "A Wild Roomer" is his feature debut.

Filmography:

2012 No Cave (kr. m.)

2012 The Girl Lives in Haeundae (kr. m.)

2013 A Soldier and a Leopard (nowela w filmie Romance in Seoul)

2022 Tajemniczy pieczeniarz / Goein / A Wild Roomer

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Lee Jeong-hong

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