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The Island

LEE Jung-ho

Korea202423min World Premiere

Program Note

"Do not leave the house. Take medicine and go to bed when the sun goes down. Do not touch locked doors." Jae-jun, who had always followed his father's rules throughout his life, begins to break them one by one as he enters puberty. The experience of living in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic subtly permeates into the film from an indirect perspective. It's a work where the director's genre exploration and ambition shine through. (HYUNG Seulwoo)

Diretor

LEE Jung-ho

Born in Seoul 1998. He graduated from Korea National University of Arts with a major in film. He has directed several short films The Day After Yesterday (2019), Jealousy (2020), and The Island (2024) is his third film.