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Come, Closer

2010, Color, 106', Live Action

Dir: KIM Jong-kwan

Keyword: Drama, Gay, Romance, Music

Release: 2010-10-28

Film Awards

The 6th Festival Franco Coreen du Film (2011,France)
The 15th Busan International Film Festival (2010,Korea)

Synopsis

One day of work at a cafe in Seoul, Hyo-seo gets a phone call from a Polish guy in the Netherlands, who is about to start a new life in the Netherlands in attempt to get over his ex-girlfriend.
Meanwhile to Hyun-o, his ex-girlfriend shows up one night and says, ‘You ruined my life. So, this is a pay-off torture.’ She sticks around Hyun-o all night.
Young-soo, who has been hiding his gay identity, loses his virginity with a girl who visits him one day. His long-time lover Woon-cheol is heartbroken by unilateral break-up notice.
Hye-young, the vocalist of an indie band gets annoyed by her fellow member Ju-young’s petty ideas about love while taking a walk in Namsan park. As she gets upset with his stupid story, she realizes her own foolishness. They start a little gig at the mouth of Namsan. Autumn is passing, and winter is around the corner.

Director's Note

I wanted to tell a little selfish love stories along with personal desire, selfishness, sympathy, enormous foolishnesses and rites of passage. In the middle of life, there is a certain period when love is imbued with a massive prominence. I wanted to suggest an amusing talk about this period of love.
The five love stories merge into one face. It’s an ode to love sung by five couples in Seoul when autumn turns to winter.

Director's Bio / Filmography

- KIM Jong-kwan

Graduated from Seoul Institute of Arts, Dept. of Film

2000 [Street Story] DV 6mm, color, 15min.

2002 [Wind Story] 16mm, color, 10min.

[Wounded..] DV 6mm, color, 3min.

5th Misen-en-scène’s Genres Film Festival (2006, Korea)

Jeju Tmong Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Korean Shorts: Critic’s Week, 5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)

16th Broke in Seoul Video Festival (2003, Korea)

Indie Video Festival (2002, Korea)

Bremen City Zooms Festival (2003, Germany)

Busan Asia Short Film Festival (2003, Korea)

4th Seoul Net & Film Festival (2003, Korea)

2003 [Tell Her I Love Her] DV 6mm, color, 19' 50"

2nd CJ Asian Independent Film Festival (2005, Korea)

3rd Jeju Tmong Film Festival (2004, Korea)

8th Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Korean Shorts: Critic’s Week, 5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)

29th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2003, Korea)

Indie Video Festival (2003, Korea)

2004 [How to Operate a Polaroid Camera] DV 6mm, color, 6' 20"

38th Tampere Int’l Short Film Festival (2008, Finland)

Special Program, 6th New York Asian Film Festival (2007, USA)

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2005, Hong Kong)

6th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2005, Korea)

Korean Short Section, 4th Anchorage Int’l Film Festival (2004, USA)

Jury’s Special Prize, 3rd Tmong Film Festival (2004, Korea)

5th Gwangju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)

30th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2004, Korea)

1st CJ Asia Indie Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Resfest Choice Award/Audience Award, Resfest, Digital Film Festival (2004, Korea)

8th Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2004, Korea)

5th Persons with Disabilities Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Jury’s Special Prize, 3rd Misen-en-scène’s Genres Film Festival (2004, Korea)

Competition, Busan Asian Short Film Festival (2004, Korea)

On-line Competition, 5th Seoul Net Festival (2004, Korea)

2005 [One Shining Day, “Good-bye”] DV 6mm, color, 135min.(41’ 40”)

Cinema Korea 2006 (2006, Japan)

Resfest Digital Film Festival (2005, Korea)

CJ Asia Independent Film Festival (2005, Korea)

Wide Angle, 10th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2005, Korea)

[Waiting for Youngjae] DV 6mm, color, 4཮''

6th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2005, Korea)

[Slowly] DV 6mm, color, 14min.

Shorts Competition, 4th Seoul Christianity Film Festival (2006, Korea)

5th Jeju Film Festival (2006, Korea)

Competition, 5th Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2006, Korea)

CJ CGV Prize (First Prize), 31st Seoul Independent Film Festival (2005, Korea)

2006 [Monologe #1] DV 6mm, color, 10Ɗ"

Shorts Competition, 36th Int’l Film Festival Rotterdam (2007, Netherlands)

KIM Jong-kwan Collection, 32nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (2006, Korea)

[A Lonely Season] DV 6mm, b&w, 3ཤ"

EuroAsia Shorts Int'l Festival (2011, USA)

1st Asian Connection Film Festival (2010, France)

Int'l Competition, 3rd China Mobile Film Festival (2009, China)

14th Lyon Asian Film Festival (2008, France)

KIM Jong-kwan Collection, 32nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (2006, Korea)

[Dialogue of Silence] DV 6mm, color, 11min.

KIM Jong-kwan Collection, 32nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (2006, Korea)

[Screw-driver] DV 6mm, color, 11min.

Competition, 6th Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2007, Korea)

KIM Jong-kwan Collection, 32nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (2006, Korea)

2007 [Waiting] DV 6mm, color, 22min

Short: As Long As It Takes, 37th Int’l Film Festival Rotterdam (2008, The Netherlands)

Short!Short!Short!, 8th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2007, Korea)

2008 [Memories] DV 6mm, color, 4min.

[Hey Tom] DV 6mm, color, 9min.

[Trend of This Fall] DV 6mm, color, 9min.

2010 [Whispers in the Wind] HD, color, 40min.

11th Jeonju Int'l Film Festival (2010, Korea)

[Come, Closer] HD, color, 108min.

6th Festival Franco Coreen du Film (2011, France)

15th Pusan Int'l Film Festival (2010, Korea)

2014 [Phantoms of the Archive] 33min.

2016 [Worst Woman] 94min.

Korean Feature Competition, 17th Jeonju International Film Festival (2016, Korea)

4th Muju Film Festival (2016, Korea)

FIPRESCI Award, 38th Moscow International Film Festival (2016, Russia)

1st Yalta International Film Festival (2016, Crimea)

1st London East Asia Film Festival (2016, UK)

Closing Film, 11th Korean Film Festival in Paris (2016, France)

Korea-Indonesia Film Festival (2016, Indonesia)

5th Korean Film Festival Frankfurt (2016, Germany)

11th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (2016, Indonesia)

15th Florence Korea Film Fest (2017, Italy)

6th Toronto Korean Film Festival (2017, Canada)

8th Korean Film Festival in Australia (2017, Australia)

Korean Independent Film Festival (2017, Germany)

2016 [The Table] 70min.

Staff

Director/Screenwriter : KIM Jong-kwan
Production : Come, Closer Production Committee
Co-production : INDIESTORY Inc.
Presented by KT&G Sangsangmadang
Production Supported by Seoul Film Commission
World Sales : INDIESTORY Inc.
Executive Producer : PARK Jeong-hwan
Co-executive Producer : LEE Eung-chul, Stanley KWAK
Production Committee : KIM-JHO Gwang-soo, KIM Il-kwon, CHO Young-kag
Producer : RH.KIM
Cinematography : KIM Hwa-young
Gaffer : CHOI Chul-soo
Art Director : CHEA Kyoung-sun
Editor : KAN Young-hun
Composer : KIM Tae-seong
Sound Mixing : SONIC BOOM
Recording : KIM Young-mun
Costume : SHIN Ji-young
Makeup :LEE Sun-mi

Cast

YOON Kye-sang as Hyun-o
Beastie Boys, The Executioner
JUNG Yu-mi as Eun-hee
My Dear Desperado, Cafe Noir, Family Ties
YOON Hee-seok as Ju-young
Yozoh as Hye-young