A NORMAL FAMILY

Hur Jin-ho |
South Korea |
2023 |
116Min |
Korean
16 LPV
Jae-wan is a materialistic criminal defence lawyer who has no problem defending murderers and his younger brother, Jae-gyu, an ethical paediatrician meet for a monthly dinner with their wives. One night, CCTV footage of teenagers beating a homeless man to death goes viral. The police begin their investigation but as the perpetrators’ faces are obscured, the case goes nowhere. After viewing the footage, their wives uncover a shocking secret. Both couples arrive at dinner with secrets that are impossible to avoid. Adapted from Herman Koch’s, Dutch novel, The Dinner, the film presents a morally ambiguous and unpredictable ride through life and parenting.
Hur Jin-ho
Kim Won-kuk
Go Rak-sun
Park Eun-kyo, Park Joon-seok
Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae, Claudia Kim

Screenings

20 July 20:30 Gateway 8
27 July 19:15 Suncoast 7
A NORMAL FAMILY
A NORMAL FAMILY - HUR Jin-ho

Hur Jin-ho

Hur Jin-ho’s feature debut Christmas in August won several Best Director awards. Since then, he has produced a distinctive personality called ‘Hur Jin-ho’s romance’ which has attracted the attention of the film industry. He has collaborated with other Chinese filmmakers on A Good Rain Knows and Dangerous Liaisons. With a record box office ticket sales of 5.6 million for The Last Princess in 2016, he secured his reputation as a director with both creative success and box office. He added the role of television director to his resume with Lost in 2021.