In the South Korean seaside town of Sochko, close to the border with the North, a young French Korean woman works as a hotel receptionist. When an older French comic book artist comes to stay for inspiration, the unnamed narrator is drawn to his promise of otherness. Forever judged by her looks by her mother and boyfriend, she hopes the Frenchman will truly see the person she is. The dimly lit hotel, the demilitarized zone, the harshness of the landscape in winter, add a layer of atmospheric vulnerability to this magical story. What’s escape for some is tedium for others.
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