Sunshine Boys (1999, Myeon-hue)

Korea 2012, 83 min, English subtitles

A year after finishing school, Sang-won and Seung-jun are living in Seoul. They set off on a journey to visit their school friend Min-wook, now an army recruit, in the barracks. A lot has happened in the past year and, during a night of heavy drinking, the three reminisce about good times shared. Were it not for the breakup note from Min-wook’s girlfriend, which Seung-jun has been asked to deliver... A road movie that portrays the first awkward steps of three friends in the adult world with a mixture of melancholy and subtle humor.
Directors’ Guild of Korea Award for Best Actor, Busan 2012.