A Familiar Stranger

Directed by • Cho Sa-young (조사영) • Jerim (제림) • Jin Ok-ham (진옥함) • Jung So-min-I (정소민)

99min | Release date in South Korea: 2021/06/17

Synopsis
There is something that is hard to explain to family, lovers, or anyone in the world. Near and far, you are my familiar stranger.

"Jon-jae's Gift" (존재의 선물, jon-jae-eui seon-mul) by Jerim
Jon-jae, a middle-aged man who is about to turn 50 is disappointed with his appearance in the mirror when he finds his hair falling out one by one. He has a secret affair with another woman other than his wife, but he has never spent the night with his lover. He just goes back home every time.

"Seo-ri" (서리, seo-ri) by Cho Sa-young
Seo-ri recently left her boyfriend Jeong-goo. After some time has passed, she still can't understand why he suddenly chose to kill himself. Also, her mother who visits her is noisy as if she's not allowing Seo-ri a time to grieve, making her suffer.

"Waiting on a Memory" (추억에서 기다린다, chu-eok-e-seo gi-da-rin-da) by Jung So-min-I
There is a different world from where we live in, where time runs in the opposite direction. So-yeong who feels that her presence is fading as she gets older, gets a chance to live again as a child in a different world that she accidentally got into. While enjoying the happy time there, the resentment towards life gradually fades away...

"Lost People" (길 잃은 사람들, gil ilh-eun sa-ram-deul) by Jin Ok-ham
Joon-woong, who was determined to end his life on his own, receives a phone call with news that his father has Alzheimer's. He puts his suicide on hold for a while and finally returns home to see his father. Joon-woong walks behind his father's footsteps and peeks into a hidden truth.