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London Korean Film Festival · 2021

London Korean Film Festival 2021

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Climbing

Review preview for Climbing

This is animation used for a purpose, and likewise the film’s genre elements, which enable it to get right to the core of what it means to find oneself sharing one’s flesh, one’s emotions, one’s life chances with somebody else.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A climber who has recently miscarried after a car accident is determined not to miss out on the world championships, but she begins to receive text messages from what is apparently another, still pregnant version of herself.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2021; Director: Kim Hye-mi; Stars: Kim Min-ji, Park Song-i, Gu Ji-won, Park Ju-gwang)