The Yellow Sea
Filmfest 2011
OT: THE MURDERER
Republic of Korea 2010
(Original: Korean)
Director: Hong-Jin Na
Section: Focus on the Far East
Gu-nam is a cab driver who leads a pitiful life in Yanji City in Yanbian prefecture, a region between North Korea, China and Russia, where about 800,000 Korean-Chinese known as Joseonjok reside. His wife went to Korea to earn money 6 months ago, but he hasn’t heard from her since. He plays mah-jong to make some extra cash, but his life only becomes more complicated and pathetic. One day he meets a hitman named Myun-ga and receives a proposal to turn his life around by repaying his debt, and reuniting with his wife. All for a price of one hit. But everything will go wrong...
Cast: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Seong-h Choa
Credits
Director: Hong-Jin Na