[Synopsis]
MO Geum-san is a barber living in a rural area who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to doubt his humdrum life after the village health center advises him to be examined at a larger hospital. He comes up with a plan to give a gift to his loved ones in the coming Christmas. The plan is to invite everyone to the local culture center and screen his self-made comedy movie based on his tragic life.
For this, he brings over his son Stephan, an aspiring film director and his long-time lover Ye-won from Seoul. They wander around shooting a silent film with an 8mm camera, parodying Charlie Chaplin’s silent movies. Meanwhile, as he follows his father, Stephan is seized with an ominous premonition and faces the worst truth he never dreamed of.
[Festivals & Awards]
- 21st Busan International Film Festival, NETPAC Award (2016, Korea)
- 42nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (2016, Korea)
- 52nd Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival (2017, Czech Republic)
- 19th Buenos Aires Int'l Independent Film Festival (2017, Argentina)
- 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival (2017, Lithuania)
- 10th LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International (2017, Germany)
- 12th Korean Film Festival in Paris (2017, France)
- 12th London Korean Film Festival (2017, UK)
- 5th Muju Film Festival (2017, Korea)
- 1st Marianas International Film Festival, Best Original Music (2017, USA)
- 5th Wildflower Film Awards, Best Actor & Best New Director (2018, Korea)