By The Stream 18
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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