MOVING ON
Director: YOON Dan-bi
105 minutes. Korea. 2020. Subtitled. Colour. D-Cinema.
Winner NEPTAC Award; Citizen Critics’ Award; Director’s Guild of Korea Award, Busan International Film Festival 2019; Winner Bright Future Prize, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020.
During Summer vacation teenager Okju and her 9 year old brother Dongju move into the house of Youngmuk, the grandfather they hardly know. Their parents have separated and their father Byunggi, struggling to make ends meet, has no choice but to move with the children into his father’s house. Dongju adapts well to his new home, but Okju feels awkward, especially after they are joined by their aunt Mijung whose marriage is in trouble. Gradually though the five learn to live together…
Young Korean director Yoon Dan-Bi’s stellar first feature is a human and intimate depiction of three generations. Filled with delicate moments, the film plainly articulates each character’s emotions, ably skipping from humour to heartbreak all within one scene. The film gives us not just view into modern Korean society but also a view of family unit that is timeless.
About YOON Dan-bi
Born in Gwangju, South Korea in 1990 directed her first short film, Fireworks which screened at the Daegu Independent Short Film Festival in 2015 and the Korea Youth Film Festival. Moving On is her first feature film which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and won 4 awards including the NETPAC Award. It also won the Bright Future Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival.
