Callum McLennan The quiet rhythms of life are upended in Koya Kamura’s debut, bound for the Toronto Film Festival’s prestigious Platform program.
Set in the wintry seaside town of Sokcho, South Korea, the film, an adaptation of Elisa Shua Dusapin’s novel, captures the delicate unraveling of a young woman’s search for identity and the complexities of human connection.
Soo-ha, portrayed by newcomer Bella Kim, leads a tranquil yet bleak existence, her days spent working at a modest guesthouse in the off-season.
But her carefully constructed routine is disrupted with the arrival of Yan Kerrand, a French artist of some renown, played by Roschdy Zem (“The Innocent”).
Read more on variety.com