Synopsis

Joon-soo enjoys playing the songs he writes on the ukulele at the zoo. Hee-jung wanders around at the zoo after breaking up with Gi-seok, who was also a session guitarist in her band. One bright spring day, these two lonely musicians encounter each other in front of some monkeys at the zoo, feeling like they’ve known each other a long time. Joon-soo, who came to Seoul to be a musician, joins Hee-jung’s band, playing guitar, and they slow fall in love with each other. They move in together, share their own memories, do gigs at a live club, and listen to music at their regular record shop. They seem to be together forever, but the relationship slowly starts to fall apart as Joon-soo gets dissatisfied with only being a session guitarist in Hee-jung’s band and is more eager to do his own music. One night at the club, Joon-soo plays on his own without Hee-jung’s accord, which hurts her feelings badly. Back at home they fight severely over dinner and Joon-soo moves out of Heejung’s house. Six months of living together ends abruptly due to one evening’s fight.

감독

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  • 김효정
  • 1978년생인 김효정 감독은 한양대학교 재학 시절부터 단편을 연출하기 시작했다. 이후 한국영화 아카데미에서 연출을 전공했으며, 2005년 만든 단편 <토끼와 곰>은 클레르몽페랑, 상파울로, 미장센, 런던영화제 등을 포함하여 전 세계 수많은 영화제에서 상영되었고 수상을 했다.

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  • 박성용
  • 박성용 감독은 1979년생으로 한양대 연극영화과를 졸업했다. 임권택 감독의 <천년학>을 시작으로 TV 드라마, 영화 등에서 조감독 경력을 쌓았다. 1999년 첫 단편 을 시작으로 , <낯선 봄> 등을 포함한 다수의 단편영화를 연출했다. <춤추는 동물원>은 두 감독의 첫 장편 연출작이다.