''Our Body'' () is a 2018 South Korean

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written, directed and edited by Han Ka-ram in her debut feature film.

Plot

The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a determined runner and develops a fascination with modeling her life after the runner.

Cast

Choi Hee-seo Choi Hee-seo (born Choi Moon-kyung on December 24, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film ''Anarchist from Colony''. For this role, she set a record of winning eleve ...

as Ja-young *Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo *

Kim Jung-young Kim Jung-young ( born on 27 July 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2000 in films, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in ''Clean w ...

*Park Sayon

Release

The film had its world premiere in the ''Discovery'' section of the

2018 Toronto International Film Festival The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to ...

, held from 6 to 16 September 2018. It was then screened at the 23rd edition of the

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

in October 2018.

Reception

Reviewing it for

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, Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with

delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance". While ''

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s Jessica Kiang says, "a promising but almost willfully obscure debut" and "a convincing but underpowered exploration of female identity and alienation in status-and-youth-obsessed contemporary Seoul".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Our Body 2018 films 2018 drama films South Korean drama films 2018 directorial debut films 2010s South Korean films