FILMS > FEATURE
2014, Color, 110', Live Action |
Dir: KIM Se-yeon |
Keyword: Drama, Rights, Gay |
Working at a transgender bar, Min-a is a female with male genitals. When her colleague is assaulted by a male customer, she steps in to help, only to accidentally kill the assaulter. At the court, Min-a insists that she had no choice – she had to protect her colleague - but the situation is not favorable to her. Taking advantage of her sexual identity, the prosecutor drives the case as if the murder were a result out of jealousy, and Min-a’s own lawyer does not pay attention to her situation. Not until Min-a is placed in a men’s jail and is seized with terror do the human rights issues for transgender people emerge.
Min-a has woman’s breast for his hormone therapy. And Min-a still has his penis for not having a sex change surgery. Surely, Min-a is a woman on his mental. Nothing admits him as a woman in a family registration and sex chromosome.
If, that he sinned, then go to jail, which jail does Min-a go to? Men’s or Women’s?
According to this, this movie tells Min-su’s story also Min-a’s, as well. In other words, it tells the half’s story.
Graduated from Dong-guk Graduate School, Dept. of Film & Theatre
2005 [Homeward Bound] 35mm, color, 23’43”
2007 [The Dove in the City] HD, color, 25’24”
Audience Award, 5th Seoul Christianity Film Festival (2007, Korea)
Gold Award, 2nd Jeongeup Silver Film Festival (2007, Korea)
Competition, 1st Seoul Int’l Family Film Festival (2007, Korea)
Competition, 16th CinèRail Festival (2008, France)
4th Jecheon Int’l Music & Film Festival (2008, Korea)
2010 [Debut] HD, color, 36min.
6th Jecheon Int’l Music & Film Festival (2010, Korea)
2014 [half] DCP, Coloer, 110min.
39th Montreal World Film Festival (2015, Canada)
19th Busan International Film Festival (2014, Korea)
Director/Screenwriter : KIM Se-yeon
Production : Mindullae Pictures
World Sales : INDIESTORY Inc.
Executive Producer : AN Hee-chul, JO Chang-ho
Producer : LEE Jun-ho
Cinematography : KIM Hyun-tae
Editor : JUNG Jin-hee
Music : Marco
Art Director : LEE Ji-yeon
Lighting : BAE San, KIM Dae-hwan
Recording : JUNG Gwang-ho
Mixing : KIM Pil-su, JUNG Min-su
Costume : HAN Myong-suk
Make-up : YANG Yu-mi
Min-a/Min-su : AHN Yong-jun
KIM Ki-joo (public defender) : JEONG Yoo-seok
Yu-ri : JIN Hye-kyung
Big Sister : SONG Young-kyu