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The 2011 festival

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Eighteen

Tae-hoon and Mi-jung are both eighteen and in love. During winter break they go to the beach to celebrate their 100 days together as a couple. But once they come back from their trip, they are forced by their parents to never see each other until they become college students. Mi-jung begins to avoid Tae-hoon afterwards. And Tae-hoon begins to wander around Mi-jung. Winter turns to spring, and Tae-hoon and Mi-jung both turn nineteen.

Director's Statement

There was a time when the world was full of restrictions but you couldn’t do much about it. This film is dedicated to my high school years: a time when I madly loved someone, but things just didn’t go my way. I have finally come to terms with my past. Rest in peace, my teenage years.

About the Director

Director Jang Kun-jae was born in 1977. He studied cinematography at the Korean Academy of Film Arts and received an M.F.A. in Film & Image Production from Chung-Ang University. He is a director numerous independent films and also works as a cinematographer. <Eighteen> is his first feature length film.