| A Korean in Paris | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jeon Soo-il |
| Written by | Agnès Feuvre Jeon Soo-il |
Production companies | Dong Nyuk Film Neon Productions |
| Distributed by | Neon Productions |
Release date | |
| Countries | France South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
A Korean in Paris is a film directed by Jeon Soo-il.
Korean newlyweds are on their honeymoon in Paris. Strolling in the Pigalle area, the young bride sees in a red dress in a store window and she enters the shop. Her husband goes to buy cigarettes while he waits for her. When the man comes back his wife has disappeared. Not speaking a word of French he desperately searches for her. A search that will turn into a free fall into a world ruled by illegality, prostitution, drugs, a universe with its own codes and punishments. [3]
The film premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015. [4] The film had its North American premiere in January 2016 at the Palm Springs Film Festival. [5]
Variety magazine described the film as “a steadily absorbing portrait of a man trawling the ugly lower depths of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.” [6]
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