Love in the Big City
An impossible relationship, growing misunderstandings, personal desires and enduring love in Seoul.
E.oni, an expert on Korean romance dramas, fell in love with a popular, bestselling LGBT+ novel from 2019 about the common complexities of human relationships.
Two caring roommates. Two best friends with secrets. Two lonely soulmates desperately looking for love. They may not be each other's ideal type. Jae-hee is a daring, confident woman who doesn't care what others say or think. More vulnerable and kind, Heung-soo wishes to hide his gay identity because he feels unsafe in contemporary, bustling Seoul. Surrounded by vicious rumours and growing suspicions, the only way for them to survive is to remain together through joyful, tender and sad moments.
In South Korea, only one in 35 films is directed by a woman (mostly low-budget independent arthouse films). After the successful premiere in Toronto, 880,000 spectators in Korean cinemas trusted E.oni’s emotional, visionary approach to unconditional love.