A child abandons her autistic brother at a temple. What happens next will wreck you.
Soo-min lives with her mom and her autistic six-year-old brother in a small village by the sea. Even though she is a child herself, she has to take care of her little brother. Her only joy in life is reading comic books under the blanket. One day, Soo-min’s brother ruins her favorite comic book so she makes a big decision. She decides to go on a picnic with her brother where she leaves him in a Buddhist temple and walks away.
Acting
Kim Su-an's performance is devastatingly matter-of-fact.
Direction
Kim Tae-yong builds dread through quiet coastal stillness.
Cinematography
The sea becomes a silent accomplice to the impossible.
Director
Kim Tae-yong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Tae-yong deliberately cast an actually autistic non-actor for authenticity, a rarity in Korean cinema.
The 'picnic' title is deeply ironic—Korean audiences initially expected a family film and were shattered.
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