20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

Photo: ©Yeom Ji-ho

U.S. Premiere

Next Door

옆집사람

This comedic thriller seamlessly blends the hilarious musings of a goofball with the taut suspense of a next-level slasher. In a tour-de-force performance, Oh Dong-min plays a young man (and impromptu rapper) who’s studying for the police exam when a series of unexpected events deliver a real-life crime-fighting test. Weird and exciting set pieces ensue, from hiding in a closet a la Blue Velvet to rappelling a building, Next Door is a deliriously enjoyable roller-coaster ride.

Director: Yeom Ji-ho
Cast: Oh Dong-min, Lee Jung-hyun, Choi Hee-jin
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2022; 92 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 22, 9:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Director Yeom Ji-ho will attend the screening.

Yeom Ji-ho
염지호

Yeom Ji-ho graduated from the School of Film, Korea National University of Arts. His first short, Equalizer (2015), was invited to many film festivals, including the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and his follow-up, Wait There (2016), competed in the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, where it won over the audience. Next Door marks his feature directorial debut.