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House Of The Seasons

Directed by Oh Jung-min
2023
South Korea
121 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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A tofu factory in Daegu, Korea, is the setting for this tender, moving, and funny inter-generational family saga – an award-winning highlight of the Busan International Film Festival.

As summer arrives, the entire Kim clan gathers for the annual ceremony dedicated to the ancestors. As they bicker and argue over cooking methods, the hierarchy quickly becomes clear. When young Seong-jin finally arrives from Seoul, where he’s pursuing a career in acting, all attention is diverted to him – the golden grandson expected to continue the family’s legacy and take over the tofu factory. But Seong-jin has plans for his future that disrupt the familial order. As the seasons pass by, the family must contemplate their changing world in this extraordinarily confident debut by director Oh Jung-min.

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Male bias and son-worship in Korean society are delicately held up for scrutiny in a film that is in its own small way a kind of tofu-dynasty Succession
Lee Marshall, Screen International
Oh’s film is most reminiscent of the work of the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang (Yi Yi), and there can be little higher praise
Jessica Kiang, Variety

Special Guest

Oh Jung-min
Director, Screenwriter
Oh Jung-min is a Korean filmmaker born in Daegu City, with a background in Korean Literature. A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, he later studied filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. Prior to his debut feature, Oh has directed a number of shorts, including Yeonji, 100 Days, and Coming of Age.

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Wed 12 Jun
12:15pm
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
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Sat 15 Jun
3:15pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
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Program Strand
Features
Original Title
JANGSON
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
South Korea
Language
In Korean and Japanese with English and Korean subtitles
Director
Oh Jung-min
Producer
Jang Ji-won, Jeong Joeun
Cast
Kang Seung Ho, Woo Sangjeon, Son Sook
Screenwriter
Oh Jung-min
Cinematographer
Lee Jinkeun
Editor
Oh Jung-min
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Asia, Family, Religion & Belief
Company Credits
Sales Agent: Indiestory Inc.
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