It is no secret that Jero Yun champions the cause of North Korean refugees. This is evident from his shorts like “Hitchhiker” and his feature-length documentaries “Looking for North Koreans” and “Mrs. B: A North Korean Woman”. His debut fictional feature “Beautiful Days”, which debuted at and opened the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, also told a tale of a refugee. Now, he is back with his sophomore fictional feature “Fighter”, which also saw its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, winning itself the Netpac Award and its star Lim Sung-mi the Best Actress award.
“Fighter” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
“Fighter” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
In a capitalist system, it’s easier to succeed if one is alone. One can then move around to wherever there is opportunity and fit into any schedule required. One is less likely to be emotionally distracted. Indeed, the less one engages emotionally, the easier it is to take the abuse frequently targeted at front line workers by frustrated customers. In her role providing telephone support for people having problems with their credit cards, Jin-ah (Gong Seung-yeon) is always effortlessly polite, contrite and sympathetic on behalf of her employer, completing calls quickly and maximising customer satisfaction. She’s the perfect productive unit. But how much room does that leave for her to be a person?
Perhaps it’s personhood that Ji-na dislikes. She’s estranged from her father, dutifully watching over him by means of a camera he knows nothing about. Her mother’s death is frustrating because it interrupts...
Perhaps it’s personhood that Ji-na dislikes. She’s estranged from her father, dutifully watching over him by means of a camera he knows nothing about. Her mother’s death is frustrating because it interrupts...
- 11/8/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Lim Sung-mi is a fighter. Having made up her mind to become an actor at the age of 16, she never thought of any other occupation as a career choice since. She graduated from Korea National University of Arts, Seoul and has been working consistently in the industry for 13 years in supporting roles, both big and small. But it wasn’t years later that she landed her first leading role in a feature film with Jero Yun’s “Fighter”.
Lim Sung-mi is the Fighter. The actress effortlessly embodies the role of Ji-na, a North Korean refugee in South Korea who takes up the sport of boxing in a film that has managed to garner a number of awards at international film festivals. Lim manages to show several layers to her performance and, by extension, to her talent in a role that has received praise from critics and audience alike and landed...
Lim Sung-mi is the Fighter. The actress effortlessly embodies the role of Ji-na, a North Korean refugee in South Korea who takes up the sport of boxing in a film that has managed to garner a number of awards at international film festivals. Lim manages to show several layers to her performance and, by extension, to her talent in a role that has received praise from critics and audience alike and landed...
- 9/2/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Jero Yun’s “Fighter” wins the award for best film of the 19th edition of Florence Korea Film Fest, with the story of Ji-na, a North Korean refugee in Seoul, who will redeem a life on the margins thanks to her passion for boxing. This concludes the festival dedicated to the cinema of South Korea, with the award ceremony in the hall at the La Compagnia cinema. It will be possible to continue to watch the shows of the festival until June 3 online, in streaming on the Più Compagnia and MyMovies.it platforms.
The film – selected among those competing in the “Korean Horizons” section – represents a perfect metaphor of tenacity, redemption and a spirit of adaptation. The vision invites to a reflection on current social equilibrium and on the historical relationship with North Korea, in an intimate and independent key, that of Jero Yun, director born in 1980, with over 10 films to...
The film – selected among those competing in the “Korean Horizons” section – represents a perfect metaphor of tenacity, redemption and a spirit of adaptation. The vision invites to a reflection on current social equilibrium and on the historical relationship with North Korea, in an intimate and independent key, that of Jero Yun, director born in 1980, with over 10 films to...
- 5/28/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
It is no secret that Jero Yun champions the cause of North Korean refugees. This is evident from his shorts like “Looking for North Koreans” or “Hitchhiker” and his feature-length documentary “Mrs. B: A North Korean Woman”. His debut fictional feature “Beautiful Days”, which debuted at and opened the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, also told a tale of a refugee. Now, he is back with his sophomore fictional feature “Fighter”, which also saw its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, winning itself the Netpac Award and its star Lim Sung-mi the Best Actress award.
“Fighter” screened at Busan International Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
“Fighter” screened at Busan International Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
- 11/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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