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World Cinema, 2025

Don’t Let the Sun

돈 렛 더 썬

Director Jacqueline ZÜND

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This is Zünd’s first drama, following three documentaries that have been steadily introduced to Korean audiences. For a director who has long documented human relationships, a story about a society where someone carries out another’s role is fitting. Here, a man who has lived a proxy life without ever experiencing family meets a girl conceived through artificial insemination, who believes she doesn’t need a father. But this is science fiction. Set in a future where people avoid going outdoors during the day because of solar heat, the deserted, sun-scorched streets evoke brittle, dried-out human connections. And yet, this is no mere metaphor—it is rooted in the fragments of reality Zünd has captured through her documentary work. In contrast to the lifeless landscapes, Zünd approaches her characters with warmth and familiarity. A gentle tone of melancholy, characteristic of her films, permeates the story. By the end, even if it moves you to tears, you’ll have to steady yourself—for in the credits, just behind the title, a hidden line awaits your discovery.

Programme note by LEE Yong Cheol

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Don’t Let the Sun 1 — Lomotion

Don’t Let the Sun 2 — Lomotion

Don’t Let the Sun 3 — Lomotion

Screenings3

Sat, 09/20

09:0011:03

CGV Centum City 5

193Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Mon, 09/22

20:3022:33

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 6

382Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Wed, 09/24

13:0014:38

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2

519KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Jacqueline ZÜND
Country/Region: Switzerland, Italy
Year: 2025
Length: 98min
Section: World Cinema
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: English
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

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Jacqueline ZÜND

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Director: Jacqueline ZÜND
Producer: Louis MATARÉ, David FONJALLAZ
Cast: Levan GELBAKHIANI, Maria Pia PEPE, Agnese CLAISSE, Karidja TOURÉ
Screenplay: Jacqueline ZÜND, Arne KOHLWEYER
Production design: Nicole HOESLI
Music: Marcel VAID
Production company: Lomotion AG
World sales: Sideral Cinema

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