U.F.O.

A Spiral Project production. (Worldwide sales: Spiral Project, Seoul.) Created, directed, compiled by Kong Quee-hyun.With: Lee Joo-seung, Jung Youthful-ki, Kim Chang-hwan, Park Sang-hyuk, Search engine optimization Eun-ah, Song Moon-soo.Gossips of the alien invasion along with a secret bond between Seoul schoolboys alllow for a smart, absorbing add Korean indie "U.F.O." Delivering a reliable package on the self-funded low quality, debutant helmer Kong Quee-hyun cloaks his film in paranoid sci-fi garb and smartly is applicable affordable effects. In your area, this is consigned to Korea's indie circuit and it is economical roots will likewise confine the pic to Asian sidebars offshore, nevertheless its well-handled scenario marks Kong like a talent to look at. Story starts having a classic-morning after scenario, as uniformed senior high-school student Soon-kyu (Lee Joo-seung) awakens inside a forest, inexplicably barefoot and covered in vomit, his mobile phone dead. Getting difficulty rebuilding the prior night's occasions, Soon-kyu makes his long ago to Seoul, coming just over time to become listed on his buddies Kwang-nam (Jung Youthful-ki), Ki-peom (Kim Chang-hwan) and Jin-woo (Park Sang-hyuk) because they are interrogated with a detective (Song Moon-soo) in regards to a missing, thought killed, schoolgirl inside a town outdoors Seoul. The boys all insist, towards the cop's disbelieving derision, the girl should have been kidnapped throughout a detailed encounter they'd with going to aliens. As evidence of the extraterrestrial experience, each boy discloses the same, small, crescent-formed burn on his chest. Script then flashes to 72 hours before, once the quartet was starting on a visit to the imaginary capital of scotland - Sang-san, that the pic offers like a Korean Roswell. The boys arrive to locate that citizens shun any other people who come searching for proof of space intruders. Schoolgirl Lee Ji-hyun (Search engine optimization Eun-ah) spots the audience as out-of-towners and candidly indicates they return to Seoul. Rather the boys camping out overnight within the nearby forest wishing to have an alien adventure. Pic shuffles backwards and forwards between what did happen -- or may have happened -- that evening, and also the tensions that arise between your group as a direct consequence of police accusations. Wise script will get a good boost from stars Lee Joo-seung and Jung Youthful-ki. Both youthful thesps convey a convincing selection of feelings because they engage in the guarded competition between your passive Soon-kyu and aggressive Kwang-nam. Unraveling the yarn's secret heart is postponed by some strong, original twists that increase an unforgettable denouement. Kong's confident helming keeps the climate taut whilst exhibiting a clear, crisp eye for any well-presented shot. Tech credits are sufficiently strong for Asian indie fare. Significant utilization of simple digital effects is cunning and effective. Camera (color, HD), Lee Sun-youthful editor, Kim Hyung-joo music, Yang Jung-woo art director, Kang Yoon-zoo seem, Yang Jung-woo. Examined at PiFan Film Festival (Vision Express), This summer 16, 2011. Running time: 92 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com