

Winter in Sokcho
Description
In a snowy seaside town on South Korea’s east coast, a mysterious new guest at her boardinghouse upends an introspective young woman’s life. Soo-ha (newcomer Bella Kim) is restless to experience more of the outside world that for now she can only glimpse through the tourists who visit. She’s also hungry to solve the mystery of her paternal parentage, a secret her mother never divulged. When moody French artist Kerrand (played by the venerable Roschdy Zem) arrives for a long-term stay, his presence upends Soo-ha’s life as she wrestles with her sense of self and finds herself drawn to the enigmatic guest. Writer/director Koya Kamura makes an impressive feature debut with this adaptation of Elisa Shua Dusapin’s award-winning novel, skillfully rendering the story’s perceptive intricacies to bring forth a visually alluring meditation on identity, longing, and the ephemeral nature of life. —Jordan Klein

Koya Kamura is a French-Japanese filmmaker based in Paris. He studied film at Paris Diderot University and Keio University in Tokyo. He is the director of two shorts, Homesick (2019) and L’enlèvement de John Malkovich (2024). Winter in Sokcho is his first feature.
Film Details
LanguageFrench, Korean
Original Language TitleHiver à Sokcho
Year2024
Runtime104
CountryFrance, South Korea
DirectorKoya Kamura
ProducerFabrice Préel-Cléach
WriterKoya Kamura, Stéphane Ly-Cuong
EditorAntoine Flandre
CinematographerÉlodie Tahtane
MusicDelphine Malaussena
CastBella Kim, Roschdy Zem, Mi-hyeon Park
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are not currently confirmed for this film
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film