Synopsis

In a pretty little town on Jeju island, there are people who have their own histories and petty but valuable lives: an old man who once wandered around to become an artist but is now a down-and-out, a granny who seems to contempt the old man but inwardly has affection for him, Yongpil the singer, who became sick and tired of city life in Seoul after years of chasing his dreams and returned to his hometown, and Ppongttol and Dancer Kim, two portraits of Yongpil as a young man. Their flawed lives might resemble our own or serve as portraits of our youth. Surrounded by beautiful nature, their stories unfold with the native music of Jeju.

Director

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  • O Mel
  • O Mel started his career in 1998 as the representative of the cultural group 'Terror J' and the street arts festival 'Flowers on the Head.' Later, he founded the 'Zafari Research Institute.' After directing short films like *Lipstick Darkly Applied* and *Flowers on the Head,* his feature film *Hey, Those Ears* won a Special Jury Award at the 6th Jecheon International Music Film Festival in 2009, helping him gain recognition. His 2011 works *Ppongttol* and *Ieodo,* as well as *Jiseul – The Unfinished Time 2,* won several awards at the 17th Busan International Film Festival, including the CGV Movie Collage Award and three other categories. He also received the Jury Award at the 29th Sundance Film Festival. He is currently preparing his fifth work, *Golden Chariot of the Sky,* while planning his next project.