If You Were Me 5
Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of society connect with our eyes. There is a hidden sexual violence beyond our eyes and the power of a controlled society works through the power beyond the eyes. Not only the violence of the eye itself, also limited the ability of individuals to see, the matter of the eye intervenes in various relationships between the individual and groups. The film demonstrates how sharp the eye has become in a society with developing technology.
Kim Dae-seung
Kim Dae-seung
Yoon Sung-hyun
Yoon Sung-hyun
Shin Dong-il
Shin Dong-il
Kang Yi-kwan
Kang Yi-kwan
Boo Ji-young
Boo Ji-young
Park Jong-cheol
Emmanuel Moonchil Park
Kim Se-bom
Park Soo-young
Gong Kwang-ho
Casts & Crew
Park Jung-wook
Seo Ok-byeol
Park Mi-hyeon
Choi Moo-seong
Danzan Davaanyam
Lee Jeong-eun
Park Hyuk-kwon
Kim Hyun-joo
Kim Jin-geun
Yu Ha-jun
Jung Jae-woong
Gambhir Man Shrestha
Shim Yi-young
Kim Tae-hoon
Also Directed by Kim Dae-seung
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