MAIFF 2026  -

Retrospective of Ahn Sung-ki

Festival

Online screening

Fiction

108

minutes

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About the Film

Director

Im Kwon-taek

Country

Korea

Year

1994

Program

Retrospective of Ahn Sung-ki

Curated by

MAFF Programming Team

Description

Synopsis | A renowned writer, Jun-seop, returns to his rural hometown after learning that his 87-year-old mother, who had suffered from dementia for years has passed away. As the funeral unfolds, grief, resentment, and relief surfaces among family members, especially his sister-in-law, who had long cared for Jun-seop’s mother. Meanwhile, a journalist observing the funeral seeks to reinterpret Jun-seop’s literary world through his mother’s death. Throughout all the rituals, old wounds slowly begin to heal. By the funeral’s end, the family comes to understand the quiet love and wisdom Jun-seop’s mother has left behind.

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About the Director
Im Kwon-taek
Director
Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards, as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films.
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