Our Body (Korean: 아워 바디; RR: Awo badi) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written and directed by Han Ka-ram. It is her debut feature film.
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Plot
The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a determined runner and develops a fascination her, modeling her life after the runner.
Cast
Choi Hee-seo as Ja-young
Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo
Kim Jung-young
Park Sayon
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Discovery programme of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, held from 6 to 16 September 2018. It was then screened at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in October 2018.
Reception
Reviewing the film for Screen Daily, Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with Choi Hee-seo delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance". Variety's Jessica Kiang noted it as "a promising but almost willfully obscure debut" and "a convincing but underpowered exploration of female identity and alienation in status-and-youth-obsessed contemporary Seoul".