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Sat, Feb 10
HUHWAEHAJI ANAH
deutsch>>In his feature film debut Korean director Leesong Hee-il tells the story of a gay love affair that draws as much inspiration from the modern melodramas of Asian queer cinema as it does from the social realism of Charles Dickens’ novels. Su-min has grown up at an orphanage in the country. When he comes to Seoul to study design he encounters a world that is completely alien to him. At first he finds a job at a factory, only to lose it swiftly as a result of redundancies. Before long, Su-min finds himself working as a rent boy at a gay bar.
Among his admirers is Jae-min, the son of a wealthy family, who does everything in his power to win Su-min’s heart and, naturally, his physical devotion. Jae-min’s father is a factory owner. His family is very conservative and his relatives would certainly not be able to come to terms with Jaemin’s sexual persuasion. Su-min finally gives in to his admirer’s urging and an intensely passionate affair begins. But the young men’s happiness is short-lived. Finally, the pressure that Jae-min’s family exerts upon him turns a blissful relationship into unbearable suffering and their romance ends in tragedy.
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| Video: Huhwae Hajianah (clip 1)  |
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| Video: Andrea Winter interviews Leesong Hee-il / Director "Huhwae Hajianah" |
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Screenings at the festival
Sat, Feb 10, 22:30 Colosseum 1 (E)
Wed, Feb 14, 17:30 CineStar 3 (E)
Thu, Feb 15, 22:30 CinemaxX 7 (E)
Fri, Feb 16, 17:30 CineStar 3 (E)
