Daytime Drinking

A South Korean comedy in the spirit of STRANGER THAN PARADISE and SIDEWAYS, but with a distinctly Korean twist. When a broken-hearted city boy goes to meet his friends in the countryside for a getaway, he finds that not only have none of them shown up for the trip, but the tiny seaside town is shuttered: no shops are open, no tourists are around, the beach is freezing, and there’s no cell phone signal. Unable (and unwilling) to return to Seoul, in the company of some very unusual locals, and subject to the rigid rules of Korean drinking culture (never decline the first drink, always accept a drink from an elder, etc.), he finds himself on an increasingly strange odyssey nursing a never-ending hangover.

“Daytime Drinking is proof that a good script and simpatico direction and performances can overcome budgetary restrictions.” (Derek Elley, Variety)