Drifting

Drifting

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Release Date

9/9/2026

Runtime

123 mins

Genres

Overview

Hye-ja, who is struggling with her job in Seoul, dreams of moving up from a semi-basement flat to a studio apartment. Working at an insurance company's call center, she faces challenges at work due to her rough dialect and fiery personality. To borrow money for the move, Hye-ja travels to Busan to see her mother, but no matter how hard she knocks on the door, her mother does not answer.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

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Revenue

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A quiet, introspective journey through economic hardship and family distance, following a woman whose attempt to improve her circumstances becomes an encounter with what she cannot change. The film moves with deliberate pacing, finding weight in small moments and unmet expectations.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplative

Themes

FamilyClassIdentityIsolation

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Road movie

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Drifting (2026) directed by Jung Ki-hyuk | FirstCinema