简介：Theexistentialquestioninthetitlecomesintosharpfocusintheveryfirstshot:anunkemptguyfindshimselfchainedtothegroundinapark—andhasnoideahowhegotthereorevenwhoheis.There’saforestofhigh-riseapartmentsinsight,butno-oneanswershiscallsforhelp.Ravenouslyhungry,coldandtired,heneedsanswers.Butthepeoplewhoeventuallyhappenalongmostlyhavequestionsordemandsoftheirown.Oneyoungwomanslapshimrepeatedlyandapologizes.Abride-to-beinviteshimtoherwedding.ABuddhistmonkgiveshimchewinggumandentertainshimwithadance.It’sonlywhenanoodledeliveryarrivesthatthemanbeginstoremember—andthentounderstand… KooSungzoo’sphilosophicalpuzzlemaybelesssardonicthanitfirstappears.It’sheroicallyactedbyJangHyeokjin,who’son-screenthroughout,andmaintainsahighlevelofbeautyandsadness.ThereareechoesofBuñuel(SimonoftheDesert),ofPoe(WilliamWilson)andevenofVincenzoNatali(Cube),butthisisreallyoneofakind. —TonyRayns…