HD, color, 2.35:1, 22min

            Kyoung-pyo earns a living as an insurance fraudster. He and his partner fake car accidents and claim the insurance payments. Their scam works well until one evening after another ‘accident’ he is involved in a real accident when a motorcycle rams into him from the side. The injured motorcyclist is thrown onto the road. Kyoung-pyo decides to escape, leaving the biker behind. But his flight does not go as planned and the night turns out to be never-ending.

 

International Short Film Jury

            Nan Goldin (USA), Renen Schorr (Isarael), Ibrahim Letaief (Tunisia)

            For creating an anti-hero caught in an intense moment-to-moment dilemma, and for succeeding in engaging the audience deeply throughout a serpentine-like plot, the Jury decided unanimously to award the Silver Bear to YANG HyoJoo for Pu-Seo-Jin Bam (Broken Night)

 

  • Funded by Seoul Film Commission 2010 and Busan Film Commission 2010 (Korea)
  • 15th Busan International Film Festival (2010, Korea) : Sonje Award (Best short)
  • 61st Berlin International Film Festival (2011, Germany) : Silver Bear
  • 18th InternationalFilm and Television Schools’ Festival – Media school Lodz 2011 (2011, Poland) : Second Prize
  • 28th Busan International Short Film Festival (2011, Korea) : Best Acting
  • 10th Mies-en-scene Short Film Festival (2011, Korea) : Best Cinematography
  • 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2011, Korea)
  • 12th Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival(2011, Korea)
  • 9th Daegu Independent Short Film Fest (2011, Korea) : Best Director&Best Cinematography
  • 6th Sapporo International Short Film Festival (2011, Japan) : Grand Prix&Best Director
  • 2012 AFI FEST Shorts Official Selection (2012, USA)
  • 22nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2012, Japan)
  • 32th Blue Dragon Award : Best Short (2012, Korea)