By The Stream 18

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This film was last shown on 6 February 2025

Former theatre director Chu Sieon, now working as a bookshop owner, arrives at a university to direct a short theatre piece at the invitation of his niece, Jeonim, an artist and teacher whom he hasn’t seen in 10 years.

Directed by the prolific cult-hero filmmaker of South Korean cinema, Hong Sang-soo, By The Stream features typically magnetic performances from Kwon Haehyo and Kim Min-hee (who won Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for her performance).

By the Stream is an autumnal tale of desire, self-expression and the inescapable nature of the past.

Screening courtesy of the ICA’s Off-Circuit programme, which aims to provide a platform to new films that have yet to receive a proper spotlight in the UK, facilitating a continuous connection between these profoundly rich works and audiences on the lookout for something new and different.

Off-Circuit offers audiences a chance to encounter this generation's landmark films on screen for the very first time, carving out a much-needed theatrical space for this generation's seminal and medium-redefining artists.

*This film has not been rated by the BBFC, therefore we cannot allow entry for those under 18.

Director
Hong Sang-soo
Year
2024
Duration
1 hour 51 minutes
Language
Korean with English subtitles
Cast
Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo

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