Sweet Revenge

It was an official selection of the 27th Vancouver International Film Festival of a ‘Dragon and Tiger Competition’ and 9th Jeonju International Film Festival as part of a special ‘Korean Cinema on the Move’ program.

A photograph taken in 2012 of people on board a boat after swimming at the beach is made into an oil painting in 2013. Finally, the photograph and the painting are made into a film. The director presents parts of artistic pieces by zooming on each work, before showing the entirety later. Under the same title, the photograph and painting convey instants and stories captured in different media, and the film becomes a medium that integrate the other ones based on enriched narrativity.

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.