Choked

In a recession-battered Seoul, a young man in the dodgy relocation business must deal with loan sharks and aggrieved parties owed large sums by his vanished entrepreneur mother. Director Kim Joong-hyun gradually turns up the heat and watches his characters boil in this intelligent and nuanced feature debut.

Director: Kim Joong-hyun

Cast: Um Tae-goo, Kil Hae-yeon, Yoon Chae-yeong, Park Se-jin

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.