The Weight

The Weight

Yük (Mu-Ge) (The Weight), 2012

South Korea, DVD, Color, 107’, Korean

Director: Jeon Kyu-Hwan

Cast: Cho Jae-Hyun, Zia

A hit at the 2012 Venice International Film Festival, The Weight tells the story of Jung, a mortician at the morgue, through which it touches on the lives of people who are ostracized, marginalized, and otherized in the contemporary metropolis. Skillfully using surreal elements, the film was awarded Best Director at the 2012 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Queer Lion at the 2012 Venice International Film Festival.

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