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WINTER IN SOKCHO

HIVER À SOKCHO

By Koya KAMURA

OFFSHORE - as PROD

First film - Post-Production 2024

A winter in Sokcho, a South Korean seaside town. Soo-Ha, a young woman of 23, half-French, half-Korean, works in a decrepit pension where Kerrand, a French cartoonist, has settled. A fragile and ambiguous relationship develops between them, marking the beginning of a quest for identity for Soo-Ha.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- First film
- Countries
- FRANCE, KOREA (South)
- Languages
- FRENCH, KOREAN
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 102 mn
- Director(s)
- Koya KAMURA
- Writer(s)
- Koya KAMURA, Elisa SHUA-DUSAPIN, Stéphane LY-CUONG
- Cast
- Roschdy ZEM, Bella KIM
- Producer(s)
- Fabrice PRÉEL-CLÉACH (OFFSHORE), Yoon-Seok NAM (KEYSTONE)
- Synopsis
- Sokcho is a South Korean seaside resort, located not far from the border with North Korea. In summer, the city is a popular destination but in winter, it is deserted.
  SOO-HA is a young woman of 23 years old, whose face reveals a slight western mix. She is close to her mother but has never known her French father. The subject is taboo. Soo-ha proudly cooks in a small, decrepit boarding house, but her daily life is mechanical and routine. It is upset by the arrival of Kerrand, a Frenchman in his fifties who is traveling for an indefinite period.
  Although a little hostile to the arrival of Kerrand, Soo-ha is gradually intrigued by this mute and curious character. He is a successful comic book author and likes to explore deserted places to create an album. Soo-ha spies on him because she is fascinated by the states Kerrand puts himself in when he starts drawing, a state that is sometimes animal.
  Kerrand asks Soo-ha about her identity, her mixed race, her French origins, awakening in Soo-ha her desire to know more about herself by questioning her mother, but she remains closed to answer.
  While the relationship between Soo-ha and her mother becomes strained, a tenuous bond develops between Soo-ha and Kerrand, a fragile relationship in which they observe each other, spy on each other, gauge each other, confide in each other, and sometimes become attached.
- Partners & financing
- Centre National du Cinéma : Aide au développement
  Région Pays de la Loire : Aide au développement
  Centre National du Cinéma : Avance sur recette avant réalisation
  Canal +, Ciné+
  Région Grand Est : Aide à la production
  Région Sud : Aide à la production
  Cinecap, Cofimage, Palatine Etoile
  BNP Pictures
  SACEM
  
  KOFIC
  
  Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma
- Beginning of shooting
- Feb 01, 2023