5/27/2023 0 Comments Ik sunset![]() ![]() Everyone knows everyone in Buan and everyone seems out to get him, keen to prove themselves big shots that know better and show they don't give a damn about his minor fame.Īs such, character motivations seem a little beyond belief. It's fair to say that “Sunset in my Hometown” features many of the cliches when big city boys and girls return to their small hometowns. As such, various characters from his past – friends and enemies – catch-up with the former bully who moved to Seoul with dreams of stardom, and highlight where he's going wrong. Wrongfully arrested, he is forced to stay in Buan while still under investigation. But, as ever, small town ways keep the boy from the big city trapped. Finding his father has only had a minor stroke and is seemingly okay, he frustratedly aims to return to Seoul and his low-level jobs and failing music career. On arrival, he finds that the call was made by former classmate (and long-term admirer) Seon-mi (Kim Go-eun). After another failure – stumbling when having to freestyle about his mother who died of cancer – he receives a phone call from the hospital in his hometown of Buan informing him that his estranged father (Jang Hang-sun) has had a stroke. Despite some talent, he always struggles to get over the final hurdles something always lacking a little in his performance. Seoul-based rapper Hak-soo (Park Jung-min) is appearing on TV talent show “Show me the Money” for the sixth straight year. “Sunset in my Hometown” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) A trip home takes him back to his roots and ends up solving the roots of his problems. ![]() ![]() Lee Joon-ik's latest feature “Sunset in my Hometown” tells the story of a rapper in Seoul aspiring to win a TV talent show, but something is always holding him back. All things Korean seem to be very much in vogue right now, particularly music. ![]()
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