Korea is all the rage. From Parasite winning the Oscar to Squid Game being a game changer for streaming and Netflix – the world is Korean now. One of their most promising directors ist without a doubt Hong Sung-eun. He just delivered a master class in great studio cinema with his oeuvre Aloners

Synopsis: Aloners follows Ji-na (Gong Seung-yeon), a credit card call centre employee who lives alone and has no interest in befriending her colleagues. Following the unexpected death of her neighbor, which goes unnoticed for days, and exasperated with being forced to train a super-friendly new employee at work, Ji-na begins to confront the reasons behind her behaviour.

Living alone as a choice is something people not only in Korea do more and more. But is it a choice and is it the better way to live? Do we need interaction with other people with friends and family? Or is a wold of soap operas and no interaction the better world.

Aloners finds answers to this questions. Shown at the Zurich Film Festival this was for sure one of the highlights and a movie everyone should watch.

This should be an easy choice for Koreas Oscar entry 2022.