Se-oh (Han Hyun-min) works at an amusement park as a white-tiger-costumed mascot and collapses one day due to overwork. He then makes a resolution with himself — buys a luxury suitcase and goes travelling. He gets on the subway and finds So-ra (Lee Zoo-young) appears at his side. The Mutation explores their journey and gradually explores the facets of their pasts as well: Se-oh, who is of Black, mixed-race descent but knows little about the circumstances of his birth, feels that it is safer for him to live in society wearing a mask, while So-ra has lived under shadows following the death of her same-sex lover. Rather than portraying a grand moment of salvation, the film shines light on the simple but powerful gesture of reaching a hand out to someone who has fallen.
The Mutation (사랑의 탄생), dir. Shin Su-won, Korea 2025, Korean and English with English subtitles, 110 min.
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Se-oh (Han Hyun-min) works at an amusement park as a white-tiger-costumed mascot and collapses one day due to overwork. He then makes a resolution with himself — buys a luxury suitcase and goes travelling. He gets on the subway and finds So-ra (Lee Zoo-young) appears at his side. The Mutation explores their journey and gradually explores the facets of their pasts as well: Se-oh, who is of Black, mixed-race descent but knows little about the circumstances of his birth, feels that it is safer for him to live in society wearing a mask, while So-ra has lived under shadows following the death of her same-sex lover. Rather than portraying a grand moment of salvation, the film shines light on the simple but powerful gesture of reaching a hand out to someone who has fallen.
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