Night Flight

LeeSong Hee-il : 2014
Ya Gan Bi Haeng

After a tryst with a lover in a derelict, condemned building housing the Night Flight gay bar, Yong-ju roams the streets of night-time Seoul and bumps into his ex-best friend, Gi-woong. They were in the same class at school but have long since gone their separate ways. Having become embroiled in a fight, Gi-woong snatches Yong-ju's bicycle in order to escape and doesn't give it back. Yong-ju threatens him, but Gi-woong is impervious to his warnings – his gang is notorious for their cruel bullying of an eccentric classmate named Gi-taek. His attempts to regain their old friendship mean Yong-ju also runs the risk of becoming a target of this terrorising clan, but he refuses to give in. Instead, Yong-ju cleverly draws Gi-woong into a power game of mutual humiliation and burgeoning memories which triggers a dangerous emotional duel. LeeSong Hee-il's fourth feature is a portrait of a society being eroded by the compulsion to achieve, a society in which there is no place for minorities, friendship or passion. His film premiered at Berlin International Film Festival 2014.