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Our Body
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Wikipedia article
'Our Body' is a 2018 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Han Ka-ram in her debut feature film.[https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/our-body-busan-review/5133019.article "'Our Body': Busan Review. A 30-something Korean woman strives for independence"], Jason Bechervaise, 'Screen Daily', 4 October 2018. [Accessed 16 June 2020].[https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20180902 "Our Body"] entry on the Korean Film Council (KoFiC) and Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) Film Directory. [Accessed 16 June 2020].
Plot
The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a determined runner and develops a fascination with modeling her life after the runner.
Cast
*Choi Hee-seo as Ja-young
*Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo
*Kim Jung-young
*Park Sayon
Release
The film had its world premiere in the 'Discovery' section of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, held from 6 to 16 September 2018. It was then screened at the 23rd edition of the Busan International Film Festival in October 2018.
Reception
Reviewing it for Screendaily, Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with Choi Hee-seo delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance". While 'Variety's Jessica Kiang says, "a promising but almost willfully obscure debut" and "a convincing but underpowered exploration of female identity and alienation in status-and-youth-obsessed contemporary Seoul".
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References
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