| Kwok Hyok-Sin, Jang Nam-Kyoung, Ducky
Kim, Park Kyoung-Won
Jang Sun-Woo directed this South Korean
docudrama combining staged or re-staged scenes (scripted and/or
improvised) with legit documentary sequences to probe the lifestyles
of Korean teens (nicknamed Mr. Potato, Douchebag, Birdbrain, etc.).
The kids themselves contributed scripts, editing and camerawork
on a variety of segments depicting break-ins, beatings, and oral
sex -- intercut with animation and computer-game graphics. A breakdancer
attempts to kill himself by swallowing toilet paper; a drunken businessman
is robbed and beaten; girls break into a bar to party; and guys
gang-bang a drunken girlfriend. The film mixes 35mm, 16mm, and digital
video. Shown at the 1998 Vancouver Film Festival.
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