PROGRAME ARCHIVE: DIRECTOR

Heung-sik Park

1965

Heung-sik is a South Korean director and screenwriter. He studied astronomy at the Yonsei University but then decided on a film career. He made his directing debut with the feature film I Wish I Had a Wife (Nado anaega isseosseumyeon johgessda, 2001). Afterwards he made romantic dramas in a similar tone My Mother, the Mermaid (Ineo gongju, 2004) and Bravo, My Life! (Saranghae malsoonssi, 2005). His last film is a segment within the omnibus Sorry and Thank You (2011).

Filmography

Films by this director

My Mother the Mermaid

(Ineo gongju, 2004.)

Directed by: Heung-sik Park

PHOTOGRAPHY: Yeong-taek Choi

Synopsis:

Na-young does not have a very happy life. She works in a post office, lives with her parents and the only thing she has to look forward to is her trip to New Zealand. Her mother is a cynical and domineering person who hurts everyone around her with cutting words. Aside from being tormented by his shrewish wife, Na-young’s father does not have any opportunities to express himself and when he disappears one day, the wife does not show any concern for him. Nevertheless, instead of going to New Zela...

35 mm, color, 110 min

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