Heavy Snow Movie Review: Korean Drama Star Han Sohee Makes Bigscreen Debut In Evocative Queer Indie Drama

• The K-drama star plays a young actress who becomes a star with her role in the hit drama Married World.
• As a seasoned actress, her character Seol is in a relationship with another trainee, Su-an (Han Hae-in).

3.5/5 stars

K-drama star Han So-hee made her big screen debut in the bizarre indie drama Heavy Snow , which premiered at this year's Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea.

The thought-provoking story of two very attractive young women and their illicit relationship stars Han as a young actress who has just become a star thanks to her beauty and her role in the hit K-drama.

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What's particularly surprising is that the movie ended four years ago, before Han achieved superstar status thanks to his role in Wedding World .

In Hard Snow, Han plays Seol, a popular teen actress who transfers to a performing arts school in Yangyang, a sleepy surf town in northeast South Korea.

There, he quickly befriends another student, Su-an (Han Hae-in). Su-an is a bit weird and doesn't think she has the looks to be seen as an actress.

© Provided by Han Hae-in under the South China Morning Post

To Su-an's surprise, the two grow closer and soon head off to Seoul for a forbidden outing that ends with a Seoul-forbidden kiss.

Then the movie jumps forward. Su-an becomes a star in her own right, but she never forgets Seol, whose aura of mystery makes her as unreadable as ever.

Strong Snow is the second film from director Yoon Soo-ik, whose first film , Trailer Summer , came out ten years ago alongside Joonju. The film shows Yoon's ability to enter his central character's headspace based on a close-up of his hand.

With Heavy Snow , Yun got back into character, but abandoned close-ups in favor of elegant, eloquent portraits and a subtle palette of muted primary colors. With winter surf scenes and neon night scenes, this film seduces us with its subtle transformation.

© South China Morning Post by Han Soo Hee (above) and Han Hae In in one shot.

Of course, many will wonder how Han So-hee succeeded in her first film role, regardless of when she was cast, but just as impressive, her co-star Han Hae-in ( Ghost Walk ) has arguably the most films. . difficult .

One of the most striking scenes in High takes place during another illegal trip: a drug trip. Compared to the hysterical depictions of drug use in the Korean media, this scene is at the center of Su-an's despair, but it's also incredibly tense as she risks being recognized by her fans when she stumbles across Seoul. .

Given the film's short length and elliptical storytelling, many will want more, but that's because what little we do have is so compelling.

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