Cinema
Out to the World
세상밖으로
Yeo Kyun-dong · 1994
Synopsis
Two inmates being transferred from one prison to another find themselves outside by accident, when other prisoners escape from the police van. They wanted nothing to do with the gangs behind the escape, and at first think of giving themselves up. On the way, they meet Hye-jin, also an outlaw, who convinces them to rob a bank in Seoul. The job turns into a fiasco, and the trio take the road north, towards the border, to leave their mistakes behind.
Context
Written and directed by its author, the film was produced by Park Sang-in and Kim Hyeon-taek and distributed by Ik Young Films; Yoo Young-gil is on cinematography and Kim Hyeon on editing. Moon Sung-keun and Lee Geung-young play the two escapees, Shim Hye-jin the young woman. Released on 22 May 1994 at one hundred minutes, it was presented in competition at the Cinema Giovani festival in Turin. It is described as a black comedy and a satirical allegory of South Korean political life.
Who it is for
A black comedy of one hundred minutes, in Korean, a tale of life on the run on the country's roads, best seen in a subtitled version.
Prizes and reception
Best New Director award at the 1995 Grand Bell Awards; selected in competition at Turin.