Der bittere Apfel vom Stamm
The bitter Apple from the tree

film type documentary film, experimental film Production Country Germany production year 2015 runtime 29'32 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Surround languages Koreanisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch
screening format Blu-Ray aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Surround languages Koreanisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch

2013, summer in South Korea. I went back to my homeland, driven by issues with my mother. The film shows the modernization of Korea. The city is astonishing, it is full of hopes, it gives lots of expectations, unrealistic dreams for everyone.

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Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhBI1MAJ2dM

director Hana Kim Besetzung / Cast Changyoung Kim, Hwa-suk Jeon, Oksun Kim, Sang-ryeo Jeong, Sungmi Kim Schnitt / Editing Hana Kim Bildgestaltung / DOP Hana Kim, Paul Thalacker Produktion / Production Hana Kim Drehbuch / Script Hana Kim Tongestaltung / Sound Design Roman Vehlken film school Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg
Festivals
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany
Koreanische Filmtage Hamburg, Germany
Astra Film Fest, Sibiu, Romania
AISFF Asiana International Short Film Festival, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
Family Film Project, Porto, Portugal
Charlotte Film Festival, USA (Best Documentary Short Film)
Transmediale Berlin, Germany
Awards
HFBK Film Preis der Hamburgischen Kulturstiftung
Production
  • Hana Kim
Distribution
  • Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg
  • Marie Sorgenfrei
  • Lerchenfeld 2
  • Werkstatt Filmproduktion
  • 22081 Hamburg
  • Deutschland
  • + 49 40 42 89 89446
  • http://www.hfbk-hamburg.de
Sales
  • Hana Kim
School

Hana Kim

was born in Incheon, South Korea;
she got her Bachelor’s degree in film from Hamburg’s HfbK film school in 2014, before going on to do a master’s with Professor Robert Bramkamp;
THE BITTER APPLE FROM THE TREE won the HfbK film prize in 2015

Filmography
2010 illusion
2011 Jäger und Hase
2013 The Pen writes with no line
2014 LOV
2015 Darimi