“Heavy Snow,” exploring a fragile but stunning romance budding between two buddies, examines societal perceptions confronted by these with placing bodily magnificence.
“Heavy Snow” follows aspiring actor Soo-ahn (Han Hae-in) as she falls in love together with her stunning schoolmate, well-liked teen actor Yoon-seol (Han So-hee).
Driving excessive on its creative qualities, the movie has been invited to quite a few home and worldwide movie festivals, together with the Jeonju Worldwide Movie Competition final 12 months and BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Movie Competition this 12 months.
“Heavy Snow,” which started manufacturing in 2019, has drawn consideration because it marks the big-screen debut of extensively beloved TV star Han So-hee, now 29, in a efficiency from her early days as an actor.
The director of the movie stated Han So-hee had no second ideas about making her movie debut in a film with LGBTQ+ themes.
“I believe Han So-hee by no means considered the truth that ‘Heavy Snow’ is a queer movie as vital; we by no means mentioned it in any respect,” director Yun Su-ik stated at a press convention in Yongsan, Seoul, Friday. Han So-hee was unable to attend because of private scheduling conflicts.
“As a substitute, her focus was on the movie’s narrative tone and the essence of the characters inside ‘Heavy Snow,'” he added.
The director defined the movie explores the restricted freedom people face on account of their bodily magnificence.
“We frequently maintain particular expectations once we encounter somebody stunning, and have a tendency to view them by way of the lens of stereotypes,” he stated.
“These components can result in emotions of melancholy and nervousness, proscribing an individual’s freedom. By means of this movie, I wished to throw the query (concerning such phenomenon to the viewers).”
Han Hae-in, a rising star within the indie movie scene, has earned important popularity of her roles in “Beginning” (2023) and “Vestige” (2022). She shared that she was drawn to the movie by the intriguing qualities of her character, Soo-ahn.
“Soo-ahn possesses a quiet inside energy regardless of her fragility, and such (dichotomy) compelled me to tackle her position,” stated the 35-year-old actor.
“Soo-ahn will not be somebody who might be outlined by a single high quality — she jogs my memory of the ocean. I spent numerous time fascinated with how one can give her the essence of the ocean, portraying her as a personality who’s boundless, not possible to outline, and able to infinite growth,” added Han.
“Heavy Snow” releases in native theaters Oct. 23.