FICTION short

Directed by: Shin Hea Kim
Year of production: 2026
Country of origin: South Korea
Runtime: 23 min 46 sec
Genre: drama

Suna, 70, lives in a 50-year-old traditional Hanok with her 80-year-old husband, Ihan. Once a devoted provider, Ihan has been bedridden for five years following a stroke. He stubbornly refuses nursing home care, fearing he will be treated like a discarded object, the entire burden of his survival falls solely on Suna.