I saw this film at the Seattle International Film Festival following a grand Russian WWI film. This delightful little political comedy/drama was just what I needed to change the mood. Ji-Hwan Kang's understated portrayal of the evangelical Christian, Gye-sang was a perfect foil to Jae-rok Kim's cynical and sometimes hysterical Ho-Jun. I loved some of the little details such as the treatments received by George W. Bush's photograph in the newspaper. I was particularly thrilled to see that the film the two men go to see together is Uzak from Turkey. Sometimes a little preachy, and sometimes using symbols I didn't understand (perhaps because I know little of Korean culture), for the most part I found Bangmunja quite enjoyable.
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