International Premiere
A middle-aged man, his ailing father, and his father’s caregiver take a day trip together to the bathhouse.
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Jin Hyungwang, Kim Young, Hong Seokyeon
South Korea
2023
In Korean with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Bella Yeonsoo Kim, Ted Taekeun Kim
Screenwriter
Hyun Hahn
Cinematography
Chang Myeonggong
Editor
Hyun Hahn
Production Design
Choi Jisoo
Original Music
Chang Sukjin
Hyun Hahn 한현승
Hyun Hahn (한현승) is a 24 year old Korean filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea. Having lived in five different countries (Morocco, Russia, Dubai, South Korea and most recently US), Hyun secluded himself from his rapidly changing foreign environments and experienced life through cinema instead. After his studies at NYU Tisch with a major in Film & TV, Hyun began directing and developing on his short film trilogy Three Stories From the Bathhouse while producing short form music videos and commercials under his team Spire.
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