The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin (+Q&A)
- SUBTITLES FR/NL/EN
- COUNTRY Corée du Sud
- Duration 115
- Prices 8.00 €, 6.00 €
- Moderator ticket Article 27, Arsène 50
- Abonnement Carte 5 places Cinema Galeries, UGC Unlimited, Cineville Pass
Introducing
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020.
Synopsis
Park In-sun has become an orphan during the Korean War, and has been sold as a prostitute for the US soldiers. She has been living in a village next to the US military base for more than 40 years. Never given the chance to learn how to read and write, In-sun has been drawing pictures on waste paper all her life, chronicling her painful and mysterious world of traumas. On a winter night, she finds out that her colleague has passed away and follows her silent funeral. The Death Messengers show up and spot In-sun. When they make up stories for their targets to lead them to afterlife, In-sun refuses to give in and creates her own story. The desire of fiction resides in resistance, and not staying as a victim.
Introducing
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020.
Synopsis
Park In-sun has become an orphan during the Korean War, and has been sold as a prostitute for the US soldiers. She has been living in a village next to the US military base for more than 40 years. Never given the chance to learn how to read and write, In-sun has been drawing pictures on waste paper all her life, chronicling her painful and mysterious world of traumas. On a winter night, she finds out that her colleague has passed away and follows her silent funeral. The Death Messengers show up and spot In-sun. When they make up stories for their targets to lead them to afterlife, In-sun refuses to give in and creates her own story. The desire of fiction resides in resistance, and not staying as a victim.
Korean culture has made spectacular strides over the past decade, gaining ground with the Western masses thanks to Oscar-winning films like Parasite, immensely popular K-pop and captivating series like The Squid Game. So thanks for waiting, the 11th edition is fast approaching! This year's festival kicks off in Brussels on September 28 and runs until October 5. 15 classic and never-before-seen films will be screened.
