Completed - KOREAN - First film, Social issues, Comedy - 88 minutes
When Doo-Soo discovers his extraordinary talent for Korean Traditional Chess he only has one goal: start a revolution! Symbol of the youth crisis in modern South Korea, ‘Garak Market Revolution’ is a delicate and comic story bringing a hopeful social message.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Dawon JUNG Writer(s) : Dawon JUNG Cast : Doowon JUNG, Dawon JUNG, Zion CHOI, Yeyoung PARK Producer(s) : Jiseok HONG
Young Doo-soo works at the popular Garak Market, while lying to his parents, saying he has a regular job in a company. His boss makes him discover his potential for Korean traditional chess and encourages Doo-soo to use it for gambling. Yet he has a goal: help the poorest people of his neighborhood, boosted by his girlfriend who is involved into social activism. Will Doo-soo manage to change his life, or even... start a revolution? One of the example of the vitality of the young Korean Cinema, Garak Market Revolution gives a delicate and funny insight of modern South Korea, with a hopeful social message.
Country(ies) : KOREA (South)
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Jeonju Int'l FF 2016 (Official Section - Korea Cinemascape)