Faces
The Faces section, which each year spotlights one of the defining voices of Korean cinema, is dedicated this year to director Yoon Ga-eun, whose films offer sensitive and deeply human portrayals of childhood and youth.
The House of Us / 우리집
27 September 2026. 17:00 Jávor room
2019 / drama / 92 min / HUN and ENG subtitles
During her fifth-grade summer break, Hana wishes to go on a family trip with her mom, dad, and her junior high brother, Chan. Although the family argues every day, Hana believes everything will be like how it used to be if she could take her family on a vacation, just like the happy family trip picture taken when she was younger. One day, Hana encounters Yoo-mi and her younger sister Yoo-jin -- each nine and seven years old-- whose parents are always out of town, struggling to make ends meet. The sisters spend their summer break with their busy uncle, in a small loft, while their parents are working at a big construction site. Between her workaholic mom, black-sheep dad, and rebellious brother, Hana struggles to rebuild her family relationship, only to find the situation getting worse. Yoo-mi and her sister also struggle to secure their home from their landlord who is trying to kick them out. Yet, the more Hana struggles to solve her family troubles, the more unfavorable situations turn out for her. Amidst such circumstances, Hana takes care of Yoo-mi and Yoo-jin, allowing them to forget the absence of their parents, and bringing comfort to one other. By providing emotional support to each other, Hana, Yoo-mi and Yoo-jin try even harder to save their homes. Unfortunately, however, Hana overhears news about her parents’ divorce, and Yoo-mi ends up receiving an eviction notice, leading them to inadvertently leave their home in search of Yoo-mi and Yoo-jin’s parents. Will Hana and Yoo-mi save their homes through this unexpected journey? Will they finally find Yoo-mi’s parents?
Director:
Yoon Ga-eun
Cast:
Kim Na-yeon, Kim Si-a, Joo Ye-rim
SCREENING
| Budapest, Corvin Mozi | September 27, 2026, 17:00 | Booking |
The World of Love / 세계의 주인
26 September 2026 12:00 Jávor room
2025 / drama / 119 min / HUN and ENG subtitles
What kind of person does she look like to you? Enigmatic 17-year-old high school student Lee Jooin is a cheerful friend, a shameless daughter, a mischievous girlfriend, and a person always hard to predict. One day, some words she says in a fit of anger cause a major scene. Afterwards, she receives anonymous notes questioning her behavior, and cracks begin to appear in her formerly peaceful world. “Lee Jooin, who is the real you?” Will Jooin, who wanted nothing more than to protect her world, be able to go back to how things used to be?
Director:
Yoon Ga-eun
Cast:
Seo Su-bin, Chang Hyae-jin, Kim Jeong-sik, Kang Chae-yun, Lee Jae-hee, Kim Ye-chang
SCREENING
| Budapest, Corvin Mozi | September 26, 2026, 12:00 | Booking |
The World of Us / 우리들
27 September 2026 12:00 Latabár room
2016 / drama / 95 min / HUN and ENG subtitles
At an age when perhaps friends mean more than moms, 10 year-old Sun is an outcast at school. After all her classmates go home on the last day before summer break, Sun is left alone cleaning the classroom. Later, she meets Jia who had just finished transferring over to the school. While Sun shows Jia around the neighborhood as she had just moved there, they feel close to each other and become friends. At last, Sun has a friend! Sun and Jia go over to each other’s houses to play, share secrets, and have fun together during their break. Jia who is cheerful and outgoing likes Sun who is very kind and caring, while Sun likes Jia, her first friend ever who is even nice to her younger brother.
Towards the end of break, Jia is dragged by her grandmother to a tutoring academy. As she makes new friends there, she notices a strange vibe between Sun and the other kids. Bora, an easy-going and cool leader of the kids, seems puzzled that Jia is close with Sun. When school is back in session, Jia tries to get into Bora’s clique and starts to distance herself from Sun.
Inside the world of children that is perhaps more complex and delicate than that of adults, Sun is taken aback by her best friend Jia’s sudden change of heart, while Jia on the other hand doesn’t want to lose out on the fun at her new school. And the two girls end up hurting and getting hurt by each other.
Director:
Yoon Ga-eun
Cast:
Choi Soo-in, Seol Hye-in, Lee Seo-yeon
SCREENING
| Budapest, Corvin Mozi | September 27, 2026, 12:00 | Booking |
Time of Cinema / 극장의 시간들
30 September 2026 20:00 Jávor room
2026 / drama / 95 min / HUN and ENG subtitles
Chimpanzee
In the year 2000, Godot, who works part-time promoting a DVD room in Gwanghwamun, happens to read a mysterious story about chimpanzees. One day, Godot goes to a cinema to see an art film with his friend Zeze and meets Momo, who has come to see the film alone. The three become friends through their shared interest in films and are captivated by the story of chimpanzees that were imported to South Korea in the 1970s. In 2025, Godot, now a film director, returns to Gwanghwamun after a long time. He happens to visit the second-hand bookstore he went to more than 20 years ago. There, he reads the book about chimpanzees again, and heads to the cinema alone.
Naturally
It is a hot summer day on a film set. The director wants to capture scenes of child actors playing naturally, but they struggle to achieve the desired effect. The director requests that the child actors act comfortably and naturally, as they would with their friends, but the children are unsure of how to do so.
The Time of Younghwa
Janitor Woo-yeon, projectionist Ju-yeon, and attendant Se-jung start working at the cinema like any other day. Young-hwa, who lives in Chuncheon, ventures out to Seoul after a long time and walks down memory lane around Gwanghwamun and Jeongdong-gil.
Director:
Lee Jong-pil, Yoon Ga-eun, Jang Kun-jae
Cast:
Kim Dae-myeung, Wonstein, Lee Soo-kyung, Hong Xa-bin (Chimpanzee)
Ko A-Sung (Naturally)
Yang Mal-bok, Chang Hyae-jin, Kwon Hae-hyo (The Time of Younghwa)
SCREENING
| Budapest, Corvin Mozi | September 30, 2026, 20:00 | Booking |