Abroad

(Canadian premiere)

August 16, 2024
8:00 p.m.
Lac-Brome Theater
August 17, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Lac-Brome Center

Giovanni Fumu

English and Korean, English subtitles
Feature film
Fiction – In Competition – Canadian Premiere
Classification: 16+
84 min.

Fiction, South Korea, 2023

Taemin and Minji, a couple of Korean tourists, travel to the Northern part of the United States to see the Aurora Borealis for the first time. But, after Minji mysteriously disappears, Taemin becomes the main suspect, turning the desperate search of his girlfriend into a fight to stay alive.

Followed by a virtual discussion with director Giovanni Fumu

Giovanni Fumu

Giovanni is a director and writer born in Italy. His short film “Good News” was selected at the 73. Venice Film Festival and it has been screened in other important festivals worldwide. “Abroad” is Giovanni’s debut feature film which premiered at the 2023 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and Best Actor Award. He is currently developing his second feature film.