The Square

P 6 +

KIM Bo-sol
South Korea
DCP
2025
Color
73min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2025 Contrechamp Jury Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival
★ 2025 Korean Fantastic Best Director, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Synopsis

Isak Borg is the first secretary of the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang. Even though he is a diplomat, he is secretly dating Bok-joo, a local traffic officer. One day, after a shady man was seen at their secret meeting spot, Bok-joo goes missing. With his departure date approaching, Borg searches for Bok-joo and begins to get suspicious of his interpreter, Lee Myeong-jun.

Team

Director

KIM Bo-sol

KIM Bo-sol graduated from Hongik University with a degree in film directing. He subsequently graduated from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), majoring in animation. He directed the short films Home and Unique Time before making his feature debut with The Square.

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Schedule

Cinema	Auditorium	Time	Notes
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel TWO	2025/10/11 Saturday 15:30
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel ONE	2025/10/22 Wednesday 19:30	★

※ Notes: ★ With filmmakers' attendance/talks ▲ Non-English language films without English subtitles

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