Baby Woo-rim’s parents are loving, well-groomed – and homeless. They spend every night in a Korean sauna while waiting for an apartment they can move into; but due to circumstances beyond their control, their money troubles just keep piling up. Then Han-gyeol comes up with a solution: there is a house belonging to an elderly woman that they can move into temporarily. So why does he jump every time the doorbell rings? And why is Go-woon absolutely forbidden from entering that one particular room?
Director Lim Seung-hyeun’s debut is based on his own experience: as a child, he and his parents lived for a time in saunas. Homeless is an indictment of the abysmal living conditions in Korea, where expensive flats are built at an incredible pace whilst young people can barely afford a roof over their heads, and no one is interested in the plight of the elderly. An honest, sensitive social drama, with here and there a touch of the supernatural.
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Film details
- Productieland
- South Korea
- Jaar
- 2020
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2021
- Lengte
- 83'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
