The Journals of Musan (Musanilgi)

Park Jungbum’s much-lauded debut is the story of Jeon Seungchul, a North Korean defector forging a life in the capitalist South. Emerging from a resettlement camp, the unassuming Seung-chul is placed in a home on the outskirts of Seoul, and finds a job papering the city with posters. Yearning for a human bond, he joins a church and meets Sook-young, a choir singer who works nights at a seedy karaoke bar. Marginalized in every way, Seung-chul’s unwavering moral compass is testament to his integrity in the face of baseless prejudice. Park has created a disarmingly beautiful vision of a lost soul’s struggle to connect.