South Korea
2011 / WORLD PREMIERE
7’ / No dialogue
Synopsis
On a rainy day, an old man is sweating his guts out putting a mysterious device up the ceiling.
director:Moon Byoung-gon
screenplay: Moon Byoung-gon
cinematography:Shin Hyun-gyu
sound : Lee Joo-seok
editing: Park Min-sun
production design : Kim Bo-ram
music : Pi Jung-hoon
cast:
Jun Young-woon
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Biography
Moon Byoung-gon
Korean nationality. Born in 1983 in South Korea
Filmography
2011 FINIS OPERIS
2008 NO MORE COFFEE BREAK
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“Moderation”: this is the word chosen by Moon Byoung-gon to qualify his style… Nevertheless, on discovering his astonishing short film Finis Operis another word swiftly comes to mind: Korean! It’s amazing how this young director, movie lover since he was a kid and graduated from Seoul University, has been able to condense in nine minutes what we like best in the (so-called) peaceful morning country: wickedness and a facetious sense of humor. Inspired by a news item on an unusual hanging and driven by the tragicomic talent of and old comedian who reminded him of Don Quijote, he delivers a film that actually sums up “the irony and vitality of life” and in a very erectile way…
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