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Cruel Optimism (2026)
Directed by Shin Mok-ya
Drama · 1h 01m
The film observes the preparations for a solo exhibition by an artist nearing his mainstream debut. Rather than centering on one protagonist, it surveys figures at different positions in the art world: a gallery director, a curator, an undebuted artist, and an art student.
Cast
Moon Hye-in
Go Jae-hyun
Lee Joo-young
Jang Yo-hoon
Kim Min-sik
Crew
- Director
- Shin Mok-ya
- Writer
- Shin Mok-ya
- Editor
- Shin Mok-ya
Details
- Original title
- 잔인한 낙관
- Release date
- 2026-04-30
- Runtime
- 1h 01m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- KO
- Spoken languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
- Production
- Korea National University of Arts