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Fiction I South Korea I Feature I 2027

Director I Hee Young Pyun, Jiajun “Oscar” Zhang

Producer I Heejung Oh

In hyper-urbanized Seoul, in an apartment complex where daily life is extremely monotonous, there is an eight-year-old girl, SAN, who navigates the complexities of childhood. Not only is she bullied at school because her father is Chinese, but she also struggles with academic stress due to her mother’s obsession with education. Although SAN grapples with the harsh reality, her resilience shines through her secret ritual: observing her neighbor/best friend, HA-JIN, through binoculars before bed. She is not the only one who finds solace through her neighbors. CHAO, SAN’s father, who suffers from a deteriorating relationship with his wife, who wants a divorce, also finds an unusual companionship with HAJIN’s mother, YUMI, who is open-minded and free-spirited. One day, SAN accidentally witnesses a shocking crime taking place at HAJIN’s home through her binoculars. Shrouded in mystery and oddity, this incident involves none other than HAJIN’s mother, YUMI. Yet, instead of reporting or driving her away, the incident brings SAN closer to YUMI. SAN’s affection for YUMI grows deeper until a major accident at school shakes YUMI to the core. With all the realities and struggles, SAN starts fantasizing about war. A dream born out of a longing for transformation, a seismic shift that can change everything in her 8-year-old life.