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CAAMFest 2025: A Travelers Needs

Fri, May 9 • 5:00 PM
Roxie Theater

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Part of the 2025 CAAMFest series, this film features Iris (Isabelle Huppert), who finds herself adrift in Seoul and without means to make ends meet. Turning to teaching French, she employs a peculiar method leading to a series of encounters that slowly reveal the mysteries of her situation. Directed by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, this latest work premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival and marks his third collaboration with Huppert.

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