South Korea, 2002, Lee Chang-dong
A truthful love story that “strips away much of the sentimentality and goody-two-shoes attitudes that the movies traditionally display toward disabled people” (New York Times). Fresh out of prison, Hong Jong-du finds an unlikely soulmate in Gong-ju, the daughter of the victim of the hit-and-run accident for which he went to jail. Wheelchair-bound and suffering from severe cerebral palsy, Gong-ju is kept cloistered in a cheap apartment by her brother, whose only concern is the government assistance she receives. Over a series of clandestine meetings, the two begin an improbable relationship that defies the judgment and cruelty of the world around them. Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director and Best Young Actress at the Venice Film Festival. Subtitles. 133 min.
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