I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
– Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has b..
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task - to cure Young-goon’s mental problem and have her eat real food.
07 Dec 2006
Korean
Chan-wook Park
Seo-kyeong Jeong, Chan-wook Park
Soo-jung Lim, Rain, Seong-hun Cheon, Hee-jin Choi
A young woman who believes she's a cyborg hears voices and harms herself while at work making radios. She's hospitalized in a mental institution where she eats nothing and talks to inanimate objects. She's Young-goon, granddaughter of a woman who thought she was a mouse (and whose dentures Young-goon wears) and a mother who's a butcher without much social grace. Young-goon comes to the attention of Il-sun, a ping-pong playing patient at the institution who makes it his goal to get her to eat. Will he succeed? Which way does sanity lie?
8 wins & 8 nominations.
Tartan Films