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Beach Fictions follows one woman through two versions of the same day
South Korean filmmaker Lim Hayeon’s debut, Beach Fictions, tells two versions of one day in a young woman’s life.
Tae-ju, played by Hansol Park, leaves Incheon for a quiet coastal town after friends gossip about her and her casual boyfriend does not want a deeper relationship.
There, she meets Manhyuk, a street magician, and feels drawn to him.
The film retells the day with changed circumstances, giving Tae-ju and Manhyuk a different chain of encounters.
The shifting story leaves open how much Tae-ju’s life is shaped by other people’s ideas and how much by her own choices.
Its central question is who controls Tae-ju’s story, as the film blurs whether she inspires a novelist’s character or is being shaped by the writer.
The film premiered in the Busan Film Festival’s main competition, and is expected to appeal to other international festival programmers.
Its 145-minute running time may make wider arthouse distribution or specialist streaming harder.
Beach Fictions follows young woman Tae-ju through two different versions of the same day.
The South Korean debut feature is written and directed by Lim Hayeon.
The story follows Tae-ju after a breakup and a trip to a coastal town, where she meets street magician Manhyuk.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition at the Busan Film Festival.
Variety describes the film as a 145-minute romance and notes that Hansol Park plays Tae-ju.
- Who
- Tae-ju, played by Hansol Park, is the central character. Lim Hayeon wrote and directed the film.
- What
- Beach Fictions tells two diverging versions of the same day in Tae-ju’s life.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The story moves from Incheon to a coastal town.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tae-ju travels to a coastal town, meets Manhyuk and spends a day with him.
Tae-ju meets Manhyuk in different circumstances, changing the chain of events and potential romantic outcome.
- Director
- Lim Hayeon
- Lead actor
- Hansol Park as Tae-ju
- Running time
- 145 minutes
- World premiere
- Busan Film Festival main competition
- Production
- Korean Academy of Film Arts graduation project