“For the ‘truth’ of this land”... Why did you have to make ‘Dear Jinri’?

The director of the late Sulli's (real name Choi Jin-ri) documentary 'To the Truth' said of this work, "It is a film for the truths of this land."

At 6:15 p.m. on the 7th, at CGV Centum City branch in Centum Nam-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, director Jeong Yun-seok spoke during a preview and GV (conversation with audience) of the movie ‘To the Truth’ (directed by Jeong Yun-seok).

On this day, director Jeong Yun-seok was asked about the intention of producing 'Dear Truth' and the direction of the deceased's posthumous progress, saying, "I greeted the bereaved family from the time I first met them until the movie came out. It's funny when I think about it now, but I thought, 'The director said through this movie, “When asked, ‘What do you want to talk about?’ I said this,” he began.

At the same time, Director Jeong said, "Anyway, the main character filmed the movie and interviewed on the principle of disclosure." He added, "The deceased's words contain many words that raise important topics in our society. It could be a women's issue, a problem for our society, and a problem for the weak." “It could be an issue of equality or an issue of equality. In some ways, it can be thought of as connoting the values that the so-called younger generation considers important, and it is also the story of a mother and daughter,” he said.

He continued, "I ultimately told you why I made this movie because this is not only a movie about the main character Jinri, but it is also a movie for the countless truths of this land who miss him, and it is a movie that is as true as its name, a movie that has meaning in itself. “I thought it would work,” he said.

'To Truth' is one episode of 'Persona: Sulli', which was originally planned to be 5 parts, and contains an interview with the late Sulli while she was still alive. This work was invited to the documentary showcase section of the Wide Angle section and was released as a world premiere.

Meanwhile, at this year's Busan International Film Festival, a total of 269 films, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings, will meet the audience. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (Director Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' (Director Ning Hao) starring Yoo Deok-hwa.

Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr