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FEATURE FILMS
PRIME
Thabiso Camilo Christopher South Africa 2023
English 116 min
24 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST 8 30 JULY 12:15 SUNCOAST 7 A proud man’s trauma and prejudice push away his loving partner opening him to the seduction of an an ancient evil On an impulse to to reconnect with her origins Freddie 25 returns to to South Korea for the first time where she was born before being adopted and raised in
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France The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in
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a a a a a a country she knows so little about taking her life in
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new and unexpected directions Freely inspired by the life of Laure Badufle So-Young is is a a a a Korean single mother raising her her adolescent son Dong-Hyun in
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the the suburbs of Canada during the 90s Determined to provide a a a a better life for him she does her best to overcome the the constant racial and cultural challenges that confront them As Dong-Hyun gets older he he becomes increasingly curious about his Korean heritage and about his deceased father – a a a a a a a topic that So-Young refuses to to address Then sudden devastating news prompts the the the mother and son to to return to to South Korea for the the the first time since their their initial departure with hopes of reconnecting to their their roots and reconciling their tragic past RETURN TO SEOUL
Davy Chou France Germany Belgium Cambodia Qatar 2022 French Korean English English with English English subtitles 119 min
21 JULY 20:15 SUNCOAST 7 30 30 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST 7 7 RICEBOY SLEEPS
Anthony Shim Canada 2022 English English Korean with English English subtitles 117 min
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JULY 14:15 SUNCOAST 6 29 JULY 14:30 SUNCOAST 7 26 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL