Scattered Night

The separation of their parents plunges Jinho‘s and Sumin’s world into chaos – followed by a strange, apathetic stasis. Everything seems to be dissolving, potential buyers hustle through the family’s apartment and the question of child custody remains unsettled. Exhausted by the end of their marriage, the parents ask their children to be patient for two weeks, then everything will be sorted out. But the family dynamic is irretrievably disturbed, without any kind of new order in sight. Star of this strong piece of ensemble work is the actress playing 10-year old Sumin, in whose alert gaze the family’s disintegration is condensed. (Filmfest Hamburg)