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Goryeojang a.k.a. Burying Old Alive

  • Dir: Kim Ki-Young

  • South Korea, 1963, 88 minmins, DCP

  • Cast: Kim Jin-kyu, Joo Jeung-nyeo, Lee Ye-choon

In certain societies, when parents reach old age, their children must leave them to die in the mountains. Set at a time when such a custom was practiced, Kim’s unsettling, decades-spanning epic calls to mind The Ballad of Narayama, exposing the worst of human nature in a rural village torn by family grudges, poverty, prolonged famine, and an irrational pursuit of the shamanistic. A prime example of Kim’s brilliance, which offers a glimpse of his perspective on the brutal and the grotesque. This brand new restoration offers textual descriptions of the long-lost 25 minutes, made from the screenplay, that completes the story.

Buil Film Awards : Best Film, Best Director and Best Art

Screening:

In-theatre Screening

Remarks

1. Screenings at ALL commercial cinemas : tickets are available at URBTIX till 5pm one day before respective screening, after which tickets will be available only at the box office of the respective venue on the day of screening, subject to availability.

2. Screenings at HK Arts Centre and M+ Cinema : tickets are available at URBTIX outlets until one hour before the screening, after which tickets are available at URBTIX website and mobile app. On-the-day tickets will also be available at the Self-service Ticketing Kiosk of the respective venue, subject to availability.

3. Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.

4. While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.