WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU HONG SANG-SOO

  • SOUTH KOREA

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  • KOREAN

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  • 2025

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  • 108 mins

A young poet drives his girlfriend to her parents’ imposing home and is unexpectedly drawn into their world. After meeting her father, mother, and sister, a casual visit stretches into a full day of shared meals, drinks, and wandering conversations. As time drifts on, small gestures and offhand remarks reveal unspoken tensions, desires, and misunderstandings, turning an ordinary encounter into a quietly revealing study of relationships, intimacy, and chance.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Hong Sangsoo

Screenplay :

Hong Sangsoo

Director of Photography :

Hong Sangsoo

Editor :

Hong Sangsoo

Music :

Hong Sangsoo

Sound :

Hong Sangsoo

Cast :

Ha Seong-guk, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee, Kang Soyi, Miso Park

Premier Status :

Indian Premier

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Berlin IFF (Golden Bear), Karlovy Vary IFF (Official Selection), Vancouver IFF (Official Selection), Chicago IFF (Official Selection), Ghent FF (Official Selection), Melbourne IFF (Official Screening)

Hong Sangsoo (b.1960) is a filmmaker born in South Korea and studied at the University of Seoul, later attending film courses in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Paris. He has since directed a prolific and influential body of work. His debut feature THE DAY A PIG FELL INTO THE WELL (1996) won the Tiger Award at IFFR, while RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN (2015) received the Golden Leopard at Locarno. His cinema is marked by minimalist form, recurring collaborators, and subtle narrative shifts that examine chance, memory, and human relationships.