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Jeong-sun
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Jeong-sun, dir. Jeong Ji-hye, South Korea 2022, 105 min., Korean with English subtitles


Centring on Jeong-sun, a frank and fearless middle-aged factory worker, this drama tells a broader story about the deep-rooted misogyny at the heart of contemporary society. Drawing on the recent ‘Nth Room’ case – an horrific crime involving sexually exploitive filming and cybersex trafficking in South Korea – it sensitively explores the universal problem of the continuing exploitation of the female body. 

The struggle Jeong-sun faces following the sharing of a video capturing a sexual encounter with her coworker feels layered and real, and crucially, the film shines a light on female friendship as a counter to the social stigma she confronts at every turn. Elegantly composed observational cinematography frames the understated but deeply affecting performance by Kim Kum-soon as Jeong-sun.
 
05:30 pm
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
Cinema 1

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