Filmmaker Lee Moo Young ( Like Father, Like Son) offers a realistic portrayal of modern peoples dysfunctional lives in his fourth feature film Han River. Premiering at the 2014 Busan International Film Festival, the black-&-white vagabond drama brings together a group of homeless people, played by director Bong Man Dae ( Playboy Bong), Ki Tae Young ( In Between), Kim Jung Pal ( Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet) & Kim Hee Jung ( Dangerously Excited), who search for hope in the midst of malaise.
Upon learning that his loved one committed suicide, young priest Myung Joon (Ki Tae Young) jumps off a bridge into the Han River to kill himself. After getting saved by vagrant Jang Hyo (Bong Man Dae), Myung Joon joins an offbeat homeless troupe that
Includes:: Jang Hyo, transgender Chu Ja (Kim Jung Pal), who is estranged from his daughter, & pregnant young girl Maria (Kim Hee Jung), who wants to become a religious sister. The four friends together embark on a journey of healing to find hope for the future.