It tells three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era. In a hope to restore the humane compassion in the insusceptible modern age, the film displays an alternative form of genuine humanity. Production
Doomsday Book was originally conceived as a three-part anthology film to be directed by Kim Ji-woon, Yim Pil-sung, and Han Jae-rim. Filming began on May 21, 2006, but sh
ortly after Kim and Yim had shot their segments, financing fell apart and the film was put on hold. Han's third segment titled "The Christmas Gift" (a SF musical retelling of O. Henry's short story, about a woman's primal desires emerging when confronted with her last chance to survive after witnessing the end of the world) was never shot, and the two thirds remained unreleased. But in 2010 with backing from a new investor Timestory, shooting restarted quietly with Yim and Kim collaborating on a new third installment to the trilogy with Yim as the lead director and Kim in more of a support/'guest director' role. It has been pre-sold to six countries at the Berlin Film Market and will screen at the Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis
Heavenly Creature
(천상의 피조물 "Chunsangui Pijomul")
In the future, when robots have become replacements for human labor, guide robot RU-4 works at a Buddhist temple. The robot achieves enlightenment and begins to preach sermons at the temple. UR, the company that manufactured the company, considers the robot a threat to human beings, and decides to disassemble RU-4. A robot repairman named Park Do-won (Kim Kang-woo) and Bodhisattva Hye-joo (Kim Gyu-ri) then try to save the robot from its imminent demise.
