Marbella Film Festival Celebrates Korean Films

In-Escapable

A man puts on a smiling mask and goes to work every day. Perhaps because of the smiling mask, he cannot refuse his colleagues' requests and ends up doing all their work for them. When he returns home, he regrets living this way, but the next day he repeats the same cycle all over again...

Born to Fly

In a school that forces students to grow identical wings in pursuit of society’s ideals, Jeongbeen (19, male) is an exemplary student on the verge of metamorphosis. One day, he witnesses his close friend Seongho (19, male) undergoing metamorphosis in a way that defies the school’s strict rules. This sparks doubt in Jeongbeen about the system he belongs to. As he starts acting in line with his own dreams, his academic ranking drops. In response, his teacher forces him to eat pages from the textbook. Under coercion, Jeongbeen discovers blank pages hidden within the book and tries to reveal the truth to his classmates, only to be ignored. In this oppressive school system, will Jeongbeen be able to find his own path and complete his metamorphosis?

Door to tomorrow

Kang Dae-soo (46, male) struggles to get through each day. After another late night at work, he heads home. On his way, he comes across "The Door to Tomorrow" blocking his path. Out of curiosity, he enters the door… Inside, he sees a scene that is exactly what he has always dreamed of—a world he has longed for.

Just as he tries to slowly savor this place, he is startled to see his own reflection in the water—he has grown old. Shocked, he turns around and looks at the words written on the back of the door he entered: "Carpe diem—Enjoy the present!"

Little Dreamerz

Gunwoo, who’s been struggling with a failing business, meets a little boy named Yosup who turns out to be a creature of dreams. Gunwoo sees a precognitive dream and wins at sports betting. Gunwoo meets a high school girl named Mina while he was trying to find Yosup to see the future again. They find it hard to understand each other, but end up going on a strange journey together.

Tango at Dawn

Ji-won, who had cut ties with everyone, takes a job at a factory where lodging and meals are provided. She finds her roommate Ju-hee, a friendly girl who dances the ‘Tango’ all the time, both burdensome and intriguing. Despite being new to factory life, Ji-won is quickly promoted to a team lead and gets somehow involved in Hyun-woo’s accident. Ji-won gets annoyed when Han-byeol, the one who really caused the accident, gets away with it and leaves Ju-hee to bear all the blame.

The Price of Goodbye

Nurse Seon-yeong lives with her dying father. Her younger brother Il-hoe comes to collect funeral money. However, her father does not die as planned, and they, in need of money, end up holding a fake funeral.

Be my Baby

Seorim, deep in debt, plans to kill a homeless girl, Soomi, to assume her identity for insurance fraud, but things spiral when Soomi kills her boyfriend and vanishes. With the police and a blackmailer closing in, Seorim hunts Soomi down, uncovering a shocking truth.