World Premiere
From writer-director Lee Jun Sup comes a jet-black — or rather, blood-red — comedy-thriller about crime, consumerism, and the price people will pay to get ahead. After a close call with her sleazy new boyfriend, Jae-in (Jung Yi Ju) discovers a prominent soap company is offering a service to clean up more than just your average mess. Discreet, corporate-minded, and methodical, the outfit in question does a good job, allowing Jae-in to go back to her life as an aspiring actress. She’s haunted by lingering paranoia, however, and soon she remembers a loose end that needs attending to…
Lee is not one to waste time, and every second of his two-hour film counts. Opening with a warped take on TV commercials, the plot that follows is streamlined and suspenseful. The send-ups of corporate culture and the world of screen acting are darkly amusing, and visually Savon is a treat — sleek, polished, and finely composed. Lee has the smarts of a good satirist and the instincts of a born entertainer.
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Jung Yi Ju, Kwak Minkyu, Park Jong-Hwan, Bang Jae-Min, Oh Gi-Gwang, Kim Do-Young
South Korea
2025
In Korean with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Kim Ju-Hyoun, Lee Geun-Ho
Screenwriter
Lee Jun Sup
Cinematography
Hwang Gyeong-Hyeon
Editor
Jeong Ji-Eun
Production Design
Kim Hyun-Ji
Original Music
Shin Sung-Min
Lee Jun Sup 이준섭
Lee Jun Sup, born 1989, is a South Korean filmmaker. He studied film in New York before returning to Seoul, where he has made several short films. Savon (2025) is his feature directorial debut.
Filmography: Before I Grow Up (2016)
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