Synopsis
In Nocturna, viewers have the pleasure of meeting an orphan boy with lonely days and ardent dreams, and twinkling stars in the vast dark sky. The film challenges the boy, who evokes an image of a luminous star, a solitary figure in the heaven, to fight for his beloved heavenly body when darkness covers a star-studded night and engulfs the light. Now, what would our boy protagonist decide to do to protect his stars? This film intriguingly, and at times giddily, walk us through an imaginative fairy tale about a boy who fights against the evil darkness, offering us delightful details of his transformation from a helpless child to a hero, who befriends supernatural animals, anthropomorphized objects and, of course, étoiles with spirits of their own. Their beautiful friendship and collaboration add richness and affection to this fantasia. (NAM Da Eun)