The poetry of its images manage to convey an intensity of emotion that affected us all very deeply. The director creates a world that extends far beyond a specific historical situation of its protagonist creating a story that transcends time and place.
The story of the 1948 massacre in an island of Korea, a reminder of the many killings of common people in today's intolerant world. The film portrays a game of violence with sheer competence in all areas of filmmaking.
The CGV Art House Award is for O Muel'sEyelids that care for the spirits of the deceased and understand the pains of the people left behind. With his production style of stunning aesthetics, the film clearly proves itself as a piece of art.
Eyelids ring the audiences' hearts from the manner and method in which an artist observes society through deep self-reflection and slow metaphors that is not forced.
For focusing on a dramatic historical event in an understated way, with stunning B/W cinematography bringing out the pathos and the psyche of the victims as well as the aggressors.