Antarctic Journal VCD

Noted short film director Im Pil Seong (So-nyeon-gi and Baby) makes his feature film directorial debut with 2005's Antarctic Journal, a pulse pounding mystery thriller featuring two of South Korea's finest acting talents! Song Hang-Ko (The President's Barber and Memories of Murder) and Yu Ji-Tae (Natural City and Old Boy) headline the movie as the standout members of a six man Korean expedition group looking to boldly explore the furthest reaches of Antarctica. Song Hang Ko takes on the role of the zealous, goal-driven team captain, while Yu Ji Tae portrays a junior group member who signs up for the expedition out of respect for his idol, the captain. Their journey of discovery soon becomes something quite different than they first expected. On their forbidding venture into the great unknown, the team members experience a string of puzzling accidents. To their shock, the men suffer from inner conflict and terror at every turn, in this heart pounding, highly suspenseful thriller!

In order to craft what he calls "a surefire commercial blockbuster", director Im Pil Seong took five years to prepare the story for the silver screen. Using the latest in computer technology, the film seamlessly blends footage shot on location in New Zealand with indoor studio work filmed in South Korea to double for the film's Antarctic setting. Featuring a cameo appearance by Old Boy's Kang Jye Jung, Antarctic Journal is a character-driven narrative depicting the singular cruelty of those who would risk not only their lives, but the lives of others in order to achieve their own goals and desires. The remote arctic setting only escalates the fear factor in Antarctic Journal, a thriller about the dark side of human nature.