A Better Place
베터 플레이스
Indonesian Premiere
13 minutes | 2025 | Pakistan/South Korea | Drama | 🔊 Korean | SU
Synopsis
Sinopsis
After being abandoned by her mother at a bus stop in the city of Seoul, 7-year-old Jia has nowhere to go. As the night gets darker, she sees light in a stranger, an illegal South Asian immigrant stuck in South Korea after unsuccessfully performing “Donkey Flight”. The unlikely pair survives the night by forming an unusual connection through brave, at times difficult, choices.
Schedule
Jadwal
Sun, 30 Nov 2025 | 18:15 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 3
Thu, 4 Dec 2025 | 18:15 | EMPIRE XXI | Studio 3
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Ali Sohail Jaura
Ali Sohail Jaura is an independent filmmaker from Karachi, Pakistan. His recent short film, "Murder Tongue," has won 25 international awards, including "Best International Short Film" at the 39th Miami Film Festival, and has been screened at more than 60 film festivals, including five Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide. His most recent project is a groundbreaking short film shot in Seoul, South Korea.
Credit
Kredit
| Production Company | Wide Angle Films |
| Producer | Ali Sohail Jaura, Ammar Zafar, Lee Ye-Jin |
| Director | Ali Sohail Jaura |
| Scriptwriter | Ammar Zafar |
| Cinematographer | Mo Azmi |
| Production Designer | Joe Won-Ik |
| Editor | Sourath Behan |
| Main Cast | Park Ye Bom, Mehbub Lee |
| Director’s filmography |
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| Notable Achievement | – |
| Contact | [email protected] |

