Desperate to escape his impoverished South Korean fishing village, a young fisherman convinces an elderly boat captain to help him fake his death at sea so his family can collect the insurance money. But when his grieving mother refuses to believe he's dead, their carefully planned deception unravels, exposing buried tensions and threatening devastating consequences for everyone involved.

Winner of the New Currents Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Golden Cyclo at Vesoul, Park Ri-woong’s sophomore feature is a powerful drama “filled with subtle twists and emotional bombshells” (Screen Daily).

“A restrained and moving exploration of displacement and the quiet tensions beneath everyday life.” –View of the Arts

DIRECTED BY PARK RI-WOONG
SOUTH KOREA | 2024 | KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES