2018 Korean Film Festival in Australia Preview : ‘A Haunting Hitchhike’

“A beautiful coming of age story about finding a place to belong whilst living in a lonely world”

2018 KOFFIA 'A Haunting Hitchhike' Source: Getty Images

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Sixteen year-old Jeong-ae lives with her father in an area being redeveloped in Seoul. Her father was diagnosed with an end-stage cancer but refuses treatment as he has given up all hope in living and awaits his death.

One day, Jeong-ae receives a letter from her mother, who left home a long time ago. Thinking that it is her only hope left Jeong-ae leaves in search of a mother she has never seen aided by her friend Hyo-jeong who also shares a goal in finding her biological father. Although their first attempt ends abruptly through unforeseen circumstances, Jeong-ae meets a man she suspects may be Hyo-jeong’s father.

 

2018 14th Eurasia International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize

Australian Premiere

Dir Jeong Hee-jae, 2017, 108 minutes, U15+, Korean w/ English Subtitles

Genre Drama