South Korean queer film directed by Joonho Park, screening in Korean with English subtitles at Storyhouse as part of the Queer East Festival.
3670 screens at Storyhouse Cinema on Sunday 15 November, part of the Queer East Festival. It's a South Korean queer film directed by Joonho Park, starring Kim Hyeon-mok and Cho You-hyun. The film runs about 124 minutes, and it's in Korean with English subtitles.
The story follows Cheol-jun, a young North Korean defector living in Seoul. Even with two close friends among his fellow defectors, he's always felt isolated and has spent his time hiding his gay identity. That changes when he meets Yeong-jun and is introduced to a group of gay friends who gather in the city's clubs and bars. Much of the film is carried by Cho You-hyun's performance, and it's been described as a milestone in South Korean queer cinema.
The title itself is a bit of a secret: 3670 is queer messaging code for a meetup. It stands for Jongno-3-ga metro station, Exit 6, 7pm, with the final zero amended to show how many people will attend. It's a small detail that points to the kind of coded language and hidden communities the film is about.
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It's screening as part of the Queer East Festival, which brings together queer cinema, live arts and moving-image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. The session starts at 8pm on Sunday 15 November at Storyhouse Cinema in Chester. Tickets are £8.90 for members and £9.90 for non-members, with under-16s at £6.75 for members and £7.50 for non-members, and £5 for Young Storyhouse Card holders. There's a multibuy discount too: 25% off when you book two Queer East films, and 50% off when you book three or more.
