Yoo Jae-kyeong (유재경)

Money Talks in `My Generation'

2004/12/02 | Source | Permalink |

By Joon Soh
Culture Editor

'My Generation' With English Subtitles
The domestic film "My Generation" will be screened with English subtitles at Hypertheque Nada, a theater in Taehangno, Seoul, starting Friday.

The film, which competed in the New Currents section for young filmmakers at this year's Pusan International Film Festival, is being released by the Art Plus Network, an association of arthouse theaters throughout the nation.

"My Generation" will be shown daily at Hypertheque Nada at 11:20 a.m., 1:10 p.m., 3 p.m. 7:10 p.m. and 8:50 p.m.

"My Generation" may be specifically about the lives of working-class youths, but the quietly powerful film talks about a subject that can be understood by people from any generation.

Money, or more precisely the lack of it, underlies all the actions and decisions made by the film's characters, a phenomenon that's all too common in economically difficult times.

However, the ordinariness of the story is precisely what mak...| More

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'My Generation' reveals troubles of young Koreans

2004/11/29 | Source | Permalink |

Today's young Koreans do not know what poverty means. Living off their affluent parents, they upgrade their upscale mobile handsets in less than six months, and spend recklessly on fashion and leisure. Or so you think.
"My Generation", a small-budget film directed by Noh Dong-seok, trains its camera on the largely ignored segment of Korean youth - those who struggle to survive amid mounting debt and utter hopelessness.

Byeong-Seok (Kim Byeong-seok) is a hard-working twenty-something who dreams of becoming a film director in the future. But the reality is relentlessly harsh. He makes charcoal at a restaurant and works part time at a gas station, but he is unable to get out of sheer poverty.

The prevalent image is a trap. He lives with a friend in a tiny, shabby rented room that suggest a prison cell. With an empty stare, he plays a video game at night, while his friend, who hawks health food all day twists and turns in bed.

Byeong-seok, however, keeps dreaming. At least he...| More

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