Han Gong-ju

Han Gong-ju is a well-told story that sneaks up on you as the dark prelude is gradually uncovered. Gong-ju is a high school student, and something has happened to her at the school. It's so grave that the school decides to immediately transfer her to another school in a larger city. As they are unable to get hold of her parents, she is to live with the mother of one of her old teachers. However, she is struggling, and she only unwillingly interacts with her new classmates. More flashbacks provide new pieces of the puzzle, which help the viewer understand both what has happened and the personality of the protagonist. bb

Lee Su-jin's first short film, Papa, premiered in 2005 and won the Korean Film Archive Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. He followed up with Enemy's Apple in 2007, which won the award for Best Film in the section City of Sadness at the Korean Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival. Han Gong-ju is Su-jin’s first feature film, and he also wrote the screenplay.