That Summer's Lie (그 여름날의 거짓말)
Written and directed by Sohn Hyun-lok (First feature film)
Drama - Feature Film - 138 minutes
Busan International FIlm Festival, New Currents Section 2023 - FIPRESCI Award Winner
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024
Korean Film Festival Frankfurt 2024
Seoul Independent Film Festival 2023
Muju Film Festival 2023
Chuncheon Film Festival 2024
Jeolla Nouvelle Vague Film Festival 2024 - Special Jury Award
Busan Women's Film Festival 2024
Starring
Park Seo-yoon - Dayoung
Choi Min-Jae - Byunghoon
Yu Eui-tae - Jiseok
Sohn Hyun-lok was born in Busan in 1992. He graduated from the Film and Moving Image Department at Hongik University and is currently studying filmmaking at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia, Korea National University of Arts. He directed several short films including Agape (2017), Nowhere to Go (2018), Park Dong-hyuk, Dong-chul (2019), Recycling Day (2021), We Need Masks (2021), and Girl at a Window (2022). That Summer’s Lie is his debut feature film.
Synopsis
On the first day of summer vacation, 17-year-old Dayoung is dumped by her boyfriend Byunghoon — just 28 days after they started dating — because he’s found someone else. Refusing to let go, Dayoung makes a reckless decision to hold onto their love. But at seventeen, the storm of emotions proves far too overwhelming to endure on love alone.
Crew
Director : Sohn Hyun-lok
Screenplay : Sohn Hyun-lok
Director of photography : Lee Do-won
Assistant director : Shin Seung-ho
Gaffer : Lee Khang-hoon
Production design : Noh Ju-yeon
Editor : Sohn Hyun-lok
Sound : Shin Jeong-mok
Post Production Manager : Jang Jun-young
Producer : Sohn Hyun-lok, Nam Ui-jeong
Production
What a Wonderfilm
Production grant
Ulsan Cultural Foundation
Distribution
Mano Entertainment (Korea)
International sales
CMNIX
