"Paranmanjang" or "Night Fishing" is a South Korean half-hour film from 5 years ago. It was written and directed by Chan-kyong Park and Chan-wook Park and I guess the latter should at least be a known name to Asian cinephiles. as for this little movie here, I cannot see the appeal. There are some good moments, but it certainly is not enough to justify the mostly uninteresting story line, not even enough for a 30-minute film. I cannot say a whole lot about the acting. Sometimes it seemed appropriate, sometimes it seemed over the top. Admittedly, the film got better in the second half, but only because it was really bad and boring before that. It baffles me to see how this film could win such a prestigious award at the Berlin Film Festival. It is not a great achievement at all. Thumbs down.
Review of Night Fishing
