About This Film
Jero Yun‘s short film “Hitchhiker” played in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and takes a unique look at North Korea-South Korea relationships.
Synopsis
A Man sits idly on railway tracks at dusk. As the day turns dark, he starts walking down a secluded road, asking for a lift from any passing vehicle, with no luck. After a while, he stops a mini-truck by stepping in front of it and, uninvited, he gets into the vehicle, asking only one thing of the driver, “Will you have a drink with me?” Suspecting him to be a North Korean spy because of his accent, the driver takes the man straight to the police station, where he is entrusted to a Lieutenant till they are able to verify the Man’s identity. Once again, the Man has but one thing to ask of the Lieutenant, “Have a drink with me.”
