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Amanita Muscaria (Question of Truth)

New Korean Cinema 2001 / Kwang Dae Beo Sut / South Korea 1999

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Synopsis

Lying on her deathbed, Gildong’s sister longs for nothing more than death’s release. In spite of this, her brother tries to get more money for the morphine which can relieve her pain. He is like a clown balancing on a tightrope above a street at night trying to steer destiny towards life. Will he win his wager and come in time?

About the film

10 min / Color, 35 mm

Director Yeum Jeong Seok / Screenplay Yeum Jeong Seok / Dir. of Photography Lee Doo Man / Music Lim Dong Sun (sound) / Editor Ham Sung Won / Producer Kim Sung Hong / Cast Lee Dong Kyu, Kim Sung Young, Kim Sung Wook

About the director


Yeum Jeong Seok (b. 1967, Seoul) graduated from the theatre and film department at Kyung Sung University. He made his first short film, After Thrill’s Gone, in 1992 and soon after debuted in feature films with Bad Times (1994). Another short film, On Earth as in Heaven, was screened at festivals in Buenos Aires and Pusan.

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