A Child Of Silent
Feature Film/ South Korea/ 110 min/2024
Director: Lee Hyuk Jong
Screenwriter: Lee Hyuk Jong
Director of Photography: Shin Beom Seok
Production: EOM Jin Seong, Ahn Jung Min
Music Composer: Kim Yoon Gun
Production designer: Han Eul Hee
Cast: Lee Khan Hee, Chio Dae Cheol
Synopsis:
Su-a, a six-year-old girl, is trapped in a studio apartment with an iron cord wrapped around her waist. However, she does not cry due to a disorder caused by abuse. While Su-a is dying of hunger, her aunt Soon-im arrives in time to visit and rescue her. Through the account of a neighbor, Soon-im discovers that Su-a’s mother has not returned for over 10 days. Soon-im decides to rescue her only niece from her mother.
Director’s biography:
Director Lee Hyuk Jong was born in 1966 in South Korea. He is known for films such as: In 2009, the documentary Sorry Dokdo as a producer and visual director. In 2014, the feature film Sketch as a screenwriter and director. In 2017, he directed the documentary Youth Choir: Another Dream. In 2019, he wrote and directed the feature film Erica: Blue Flame.
Filmography: Sketch (2014); Youth Choir: Another Dream (2017); Erica: Blue Flame (2019); Ghost Story (2020).