Director Jeong Gwanjo's 'Nocturne' Wins Best Documentary Award at Moscow Film Festival

Clarinet Player Eun Seong-ho and Family's 11 Years of Effort Highlighted
Joys and Sorrows Under One Roof Expressed Through 'Nocturne' Melody

Movie 'Nocturne' Still Cut

Director Jung Kwan-jo's film Nocturne won the Best Documentary Award at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival, which concluded on the 8th (local time).

The film highlights the efforts of clarinet player Eun Seong-ho, who has autism spectrum disorder, and his family. It portrays the joys and sorrows that arise under one roof, expressed through the melody of Chopin's Nocturne.

Director Jung filmed their lives over 11 years, starting in 2008. At last month's DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, he said, "I began filming because I wanted to understand Eun Seong-ho, but the more I filmed, the less I understood." He added, "As I observed and recorded, more than 10 years passed quickly." He also said, "I still don't fully understand."

Director Jung was absent from the awards ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wi Myung-jae, director of the Korean Cultural Center, accepted the award on his behalf.

The Moscow International Film Festival is the first international film festival in Eastern Europe. It was first held in 1935. Although it was suspended for a time due to World War II, it resumed in 1957. Due to its geopolitical location at the crossroads of Eastern and Western Europe, it has established itself as a film festival that plays a significant role in European cultural exchange.

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