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3670

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Park Joon Ho delivers a fascinating, deeply poignant story of one man’s search for fulfillment. An escapee from North Korea, Cheol-jun (Cho Youhyun) is having trouble adjusting to life in Seoul. Shy, socially awkward, and deep in the closet, Cheol-jun is advised to join a social group for young gay men, but venturing into the subculture of open homosexuality, he finds its customs and codes hard to understand. Hiding his true self from his fellow “defectors”, Cheol-jun tries his best to gain admission to university, while holding onto the hope of reuniting with his parents…

As the confused, unformed protagonist, Cho gives a superb performance. From his restrained body language to his halting speech and perplexed, almost blank facial expressions, he radiates innocence and honestyqualities that work against him in a social scene defined by brashness and irony. Park’s film walks a fine line: the writer-director is humane enough to avoid cynicism, and honest enough to reject false uplift.

 

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Director
Cast

Youhyun Cho, Hyeonmok Kim

Credits
Country of Origin

South Korea

Year

2025

Language

In Korean with English subtitles

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18+
124 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama LGBTQIA2S+ Spotlight on Korea

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Credits & Director

Producer

Lee Hyein

Screenwriter

Park Joon Ho

Cinematography

Han Sangkil

Editor

Park Joon Ho

Production Design

Choi Junsik

Original Music

Lee Soobin

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Park Joon Ho

Born in Yeosu, South Korea, Park Joon Ho studied film directing at the Korean National University of Arts, where he made several short films, including EUNSEO (2019) and Almond: My Voice is Breaking (2017). Before directing his debut feature 3670 (2025), he worked as a screenwriter.

Filmography: Almond: My Voice is Breaking (2017)

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