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Cheol-jun, 27 ans, a fui la Corée du Nord pour vivre au Sud. En attendant que ses parents le rejoignent, le jeune homme, gay, essaie de faire des rencontres, mais son statut particulier et sa timidité naturelle l’inhibent… jusqu’au jour où Yeong-jun, un garçon chaleureux, lui présente ses copains. C’est un nouveau monde qui s’ouvre alors à Cheol-jun, fait d’amitiés, de coups de cœur, de soirées endiablées… et parfois, de désillusion.

Although Cheol-jun has escaped North Korea, he still doesn’t feel truly free. All he wants is to speak openly, just once, about his queer identity, but his friends from the integration center are too conservative. His increasingly unbearable loneliness pushes him to overcome his introverted nature and seek out the local gay community. At a speed-dating party, he meets the chatty Yeong-jun, who takes him under his wing and introduces him to the hidden world of queer Seoul. Will Cheol-jun find the courage to open up to others as well? Director Joonho Park’s feature debut is a sensitive and compassionate tale of North Korean refugees, their isolation, and longing for belonging.