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World Premiere, Wide Angle, 2025

Have You Seen the Land of the Red?

빨간 나라를 보았니?

Director HONG Youngah

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Nicknamed the ‘heart of conservatives,’ Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) is the conservative stronghold of Korean politics, having not elected a single liberal Democratic Party member to the National Assembly in the past 30 years. From the 2022 local elections to the 2024 general election, TV-writer-turned-filmmaker Hong Youngah documents the uphill battle of Democratic Party candidates, clad in signature blue jackets, in this ‘land of the red.’ Despite facing certain defeat, gubernatorial candidate Lim Mi-ae, her husband and fellow candidate Kim Hyun-kwon, as well as other candidates and campaigners, steadfastly maintain upbeat spirits against overwhelming odds as they hand out business cards to disgruntled passersby, shake lots of hands, and dance during street campaigns. Through their hopeless fight, a political David versus Goliath, this film questions the undertaking of a challenge that is destined to fail, while laying bare the harsh realities of local elections and Korean politics where hope and despair are intertwined.

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Screenings3

Fri, 09/19

16:0018:25

CGV Centum City 4

112Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Sun, 09/21

12:4015:05

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2

285Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Mon, 09/22

19:0021:00

CGV Centum City 1

345KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: HONG Youngah
Original title: 빨간 나라를 보았니?
Country/Region: Korea
Year: 2025
Length: 120min
Section: Wide Angle
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Korean
Premiere: World Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd TMDB Douban

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HONG Youngah

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Director: HONG Youngah
Producer: HONG Youngah
Cast: Mi-ae LIM, Hyun-kwon KIM, Gueh-yan PRARK, Young-su LEE, Teasoung HYANG, Seug-youn JEOUNG, Yong-han SONG, Young-pyo KIM, Ga-in OH
Screenplay: Eun-young YOON
Cinematography: Moon-ho LEE, Dong-shin SHIN
Editing: Su-jin PARK
Sound: Geun-hye SEOK
Music: Min-ho DONG
Production company: Sareoni Pictures

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