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Seventeen in Summer

Korea 2012 28min DCP Color shorts Fiction 12
Overview

Seventeen-year-old Mi-jin dreams of a life different from her selfish, immature mother who had caused her childhood trauma. Her mother returns home after seven months, pregnant with no plan whatsoever. Mi-jin's pathetic friend Tae-gu who had dropped out of school and works as a karaoke part-timer keeps bothering her. To refresh her mind, she plans to go on a trip with her other friend Sujeong with the money earned from a part-time job, but they get scammed.

Review

Words and actions can deeply affect us and cause lasting trauma. Our individual experiences, both good and bad, especially painful moments, become a part of our personal history. When we remember and try not to forget these events, they become a part of our memories and shared recollections. As the film concludes, the audience can emphasize Mi-jin's struggles. All she wanted was to improve her situation. No, she wanted to become a better person. As we all have a personal history, it is natural to aspire to become a better person, just like Mi-jin did in the film. (KIM Jonghee)

CREDIT
  • DirectorCHO Seulye
  • ProducerKANG Jihyeon, KIM Hyeongguk
  • ScreenplayCHO Seulye
  • CinematographyPARK Chanhee
  • GafferJEON Yeongseok
  • Production DesignKIM Youngtak
  • MusicKIM Kyungbeom
  • EditorCHO Seulye
  • SoundIM Jeongeop
CastOH Ina, YOON Geumsuna, BYUEN Yohan, IM Jihyun, MOON Daeseong, KIM Seyeong
FILM SOURCE
KAFA ㅣ kafa@kofic.or.kr
DIRECTOR
CHO Seulye 
She majored in directing at KAFA (28th graduate class). She wrote screenplays for INGtoogi: The Battle of Surpluses (2013) and Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016), and adapted A Taxi Driver (2017). She made her feature debut with DIVA (2018).
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