He-beun: Haeng-bog-ui na-la-lo - Heaven: To the Land of Happiness by Im Sang-soo (2020)
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness, 2020 © Hive Media Corp
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness, 2020 © Hive Media Corp
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness, 2020 © Hive Media Corp
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness, 2020 © RR
In the Official Selection at Cannes 2020, Heaven: To the Land of Happiness is Im Sang-soo’s fourth feature film to be invited to the Festival, after The President’s Last Bang (2005), The Housemaid (2010) and The Taste of Money (2012). Inspired by the tragicomic Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1997) by German director Thomas Jahn, the film explores the relationship between a prisoner and a hospital employee, played by Choi Min-sik (Old Boy) and Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder), who run away on a quest for the ultimate happiness.