A Distant Place

Panorama

  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Park Kun-young
  • 2020
  • 119 minutes
  • Korean
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

After settling down at a sheep ranch in Hwacheon, Jin-woo has been raising his niece Seol as his own. One day, Jin-woo’s twin sister Eun-young - the biological mother of Seol - turns up at his doorstep and, after years of silence and neglect, and insists on taking Seol with her. As Jin-woo hesitates about send Seol to her, Eun-young, in a moment of anger, reveals his secrets to his neighbors.

Park Kun-young’s second feature film touches on themes of tolerance and acceptance. Can the fragile sandcastle of happiness that Jinwoo has struggled to build survive the harsh light of truth?

Filmography: To My River (2018).


  • Director Park Kun-young
  • Production Jang Woo-jin, Park Eun-sung
  • Script Park Kun-young
  • Cinematography Yang Jeong-hoon
  • Editing Park Kun-young
  • Festivals Tallinn Black Nights
  • Actors Kang Gil-woo, Hong Kyung, Lee Sang-hee, Ki Joo-bong
  • Source M-Line Distribution, Seoul