3670 SCREENS IN-PERSON, BEST OF FEST STREAMS

IN-PERSON FILM EVENT!
 

Join us  for the Chicago premiere of a new film from South Korea, 3670

In 3670,  a North Korean defector in Seoul quietly navigates two worlds: one  shaped by exile and another by his awakening queer identity. Joonho  Park’s feature debut is a moving, understated portrait of belonging and  self-discovery, illuminating a rarely seen intersection of Korean life  with grace, empathy, and cinematic restraint.

Cheol-jun, a young North Korean  defector, has built a fragile new life in Seoul. To his fellow  defectors, he’s a quiet, hardworking man—yet he conceals another truth:  he’s gay. Living between fear and desire, he begins exploring Seoul’s  underground queer community, where coded messages like “3670” (“Meet at  Exit 6, Jongno 3-ga, 7 p.m.”) mark places of connection and refuge.

As Cheol-jun’s double life deepens,  he struggles to reconcile the two versions of himself—the dutiful  newcomer seeking acceptance and the man craving freedom and intimacy.  Park’s patient, observational style transforms the ordinary—bus rides,  casual chats, late-night walks—into moments of aching humanity.

⭐ Screen Anarchy:

“Fresh, vibrant, and deeply human… 3670 avoids melodrama, instead finding quiet power in the rhythms of everyday life and the courage to be seen.”
 

⭐ The Korea Times:

“Park turns a simple meeting code into a metaphor for visibility and belonging. 3670 is both intimate and political—one of the most empathetic portraits yet of queer life in modern Korea.”
 

⭐ Kaist455 Film Blog:

“Another remarkable Korean queer  film—honest, restrained, and compassionate. Park Joonho’s direction  recalls early Lee Chang-dong in its emotional precision.”