좀비딸
Comedy, Horror
South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English and Czech
Directing: Pil Gam-seong
Starring: Jo Jung-suk, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon Kyung-ho
Distributor: Next Entertainment World
This new film by South Korean director Pil Gam-Seong, based on the eponymous webtoon, reminds us of the importance of human relationships amid an absurd world and irrational hysteria.
A virus pandemic breaks out in present-day Korea, turning people into aggressive zombies who lose all humanity and are driven by simple instincts. Government agencies search for the undead, ruthlessly eliminating them, and the general public is financially rewarded for reporting their whereabouts. In this inhospitable apocalyptic world, cruelty clashes with absurd situations as well as comedic moments. The main focus is on a heartwarming family story about a fight with fate. Young Soo-a (Choi Yoo-ri) accidentally becomes infected, and her father is on a mission to protect her, instead of abandoning her. Lee Jung-hwan (Jo Jung-suk) is a former zoo employee and an expert in taming wild animals. He decides, perhaps naively, to turn the zombie Soo-a back into a human being.
Together they move from bustling Seoul to the seaside village of his childhood. In the idyllic countryside, Jung-hwan joins forces with his mother and best friend to train the undead Soo-a. Occasionally, she shows signs of human behaviour and understanding, which gives the protagonists hope. Nonetheless, the life Jung-hwan left behind starts to catch up with him. Family problems and suppressed emotions begin to surface under the pressure of the surrounding pandemic. Jung-hwan has no choice but to face everything, in the desperate hope that he will be able to take care of his daughter even if it means standing up to the system.
