Hopeless
“Hope is nowhere to be found.”
Yeon-gyu is a teenage boy who wants to escape his hometown where violence is commonly enacted among neighbors. He only hopes to have a peaceful life with his mother. However, the world never allows him to have a dream nor hope for life. When Yeon-gyu needs a hand from grown-ups, Chi-geon, a thug of the town, offers a favor. The simple favor leads Yeon-gyu to explore the world of Chi-geon. It ironically results Yeon-gyu gradually falling into Chi-geon's life. Grasping hope to run away from where he is, he struggles between the border. Can he escape from the town at the end?
A suffocating journey into the heart of desperation, where hope flickers against an encroaching darkness. It's a grim, character-driven descent, exploring the heavy weight of impossible choices and the relentless grip of circumstance. The atmosphere is thick with a quiet dread.
