MRS.B., A NORTH KOREAN WOMAN Wins Prize in Zurich

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Jero YUN Film Deemed Best Documentary in Switzerland

Jero YUN’s film Mrs.B., A North Korean Woman, which debuted at the Jeonju International Film Festival this spring, has been awarded the main prize in the International Documentary Film Competition of this year’s Zurich International Film Festival. It is the first time for a Korean film to win a major prize at the event in its 12 year history. Meanwhile, the Best Narrative Film prize went to Juho Kuosmanen’s Finish film The Happiest Day in The Life of Olli Mäki.

The film concerns a North Korean woman who left her country ten years ago to move to China in the hopes of making money. Yet despite intending to return to North Korea after a year, her broker forcibly sold her to a client in the countryside.

It’s been a big year for director Jero YUN, whose film also went to Cannes to screen as part of the ACID (Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion) selection and earned the Silver George for the Best Documentary from the Moscow International Film Festival this summer. YUN also directed the narrative short Hitchhiker, which was invited to the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival this year.

This year’s festival in Zurich also featured YOON Ga-eun’s debut feature film The World of Us, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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