Because I Hate Korea

Focus On Korea

한국이 싫어서

Synopsis:

“I decided to start over to find happiness.”

Why am I leaving Korea?

In three words, 'I Hate Korea.'

To sum it up further in four words, 'I can't live here.'

Kye-na decides to leave in pursuit of happiness now.

“Because I Hate Korea” tells the story of Kye-na (played by Ko A-sung), a woman in her late 20s who suddenly leaves her job, family, and boyfriend and moves to New Zealand in search of happiness.

Schedule

Nov 16, 2024 02:00 PM

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Director

Jang Kun-jae

Jang Kun-jae graduated from the Korean Academy of Film Arts with a major in cinematography and worked as a director of photography for independent films. He directed several short films including A Requiem (2000), Do Not Let Me In Fight (2003), and Time in Heaven (2007) before he debuted with his first feature Eighteen (2009), which went on to win the Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Nuovo Cinema Award at the Pesaro Film Festival. His following film, Sleepless Night (2012), won the Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the Jeonju International Film Festival and was introduced at the Edinburgh International Film Festival as well as the Nantes Three Continents Festival. A Misdummer′s Fantasia (2014) received the Directors Guild of Korea Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. His recent works include Vestige (2020, codirected with Kim Jongkwan), Juhee from 5 to 7 (2022) and a Tving original series Monstrous (2022).