End of Animal is a 2010 Sci-Fi film written and directed by Sung-Hee Jo.
"The debutant Jo took an almost Lynchian approach with limited means and plenty of surrealist talent to make an apocalyptic road movie. A pregnant teenager is in a taxi on her way to the remote village where she was born. They pick up an eloquent hitchhiker who turns out to have special talents.
Just as in his previous, short film, Don’t Step out of the House!, in his low-...
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End of Animal is a 2010 Sci-Fi film written and directed by Sung-Hee Jo.
"The debutant Jo took an almost Lynchian approach with limited means and plenty of surrealist talent to make an apocalyptic road movie. A pregnant teenager is in a taxi on her way to the remote village where she was born. They pick up an eloquent hitchhiker who turns out to have special talents.
Just as in his previous, short film, Don’t Step out of the House!, in his low-budget feature debut, Jo Sung-Hee investigates human vulnerability and the fear of intruders. For the pregnant Sun-Young, the taxi ride to her birthplace, Taeryong, takes a bizarre turn when a passenger gets in who seems to know everything about her and the driver. He starts counting down and when he reaches zero, everything goes black.
When Sun-Young wakes up on her own in the car, her phone doesn’t work. The only sign of life is a note from the driver. Injured and exhausted, she tries to find out what happened and the identity of the mysterious fellow passenger. In the meantime, she keeps a diary for her unborn child.
In this barren, post-apocalyptic world, no one can be trusted. Walkie-talkies and notes left behind are the scant forms of communication. Growling sounds are the precursor to something greater than Sun-Young herself."
Quoting the synopsis from the 2011 International Film Festival Rotterdam site.
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