Directed by:
Soon-rye YimScreenplay:
Seong-goo HwangCast:
Tae-ri Kim, Joon-yeol Ryoo, So-ri Moon, Ki-joo Jin, Gook-hyang Jeon, Seong-deok Hong, Won-sang ParkPlots(1)
Kim Tae-ri stars as Hye-won, a would-be teacher so frustrated by city life that she returns to her rural home, where she reunites with childhood friends and acquaints herself with life’s simple pleasures, including growing and cooking her own food and drinking into the twilight hours. Gentle tensions arise, including the hint of a love triangle and the mysterious disappearance of a loved one, but these are left to simmer as the seasons change and the film gives way to the sublime. The transcendent Little Forest is based on the popular manga of the same name. (New York Asian Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Tae-ri Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401371_ff9600.jpg)
Tae-ri Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Revenant (2023) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
![Joon-yeol Ryoo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/560/160560953_23cc1e.jpg)
Joon-yeol Ryoo
South Korea
Best movies:
Canola (2016)
A Taxi Driver (2017)
Little Forest (2018)
![So-ri Moon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/074/160074485_9c1bf4.jpg)
So-ri Moon
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Little Forest (2018)
![Ki-joo Jin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616190_334fcb.jpg)
Ki-joo Jin
South Korea
Best movies:
Little Forest (2018)
From Now On, Showtime! (2022) (series)
Midnight (2021)
Gook-hyang Jeon
South Korea
Best movies:
Masquerade (2012)
Little Forest (2018)
When the Camellia Blooms (2019) (series)
Seong-deok Hong
South Korea
Best movies:
Little Forest (2018)
The Show Must Go On (2007)
Assassination (2015)
![Won-sang Park](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188427_66ac37.jpg)
Won-sang Park
South Korea
Best movies:
Healer (2014) (series)
Innocent Steps (2005)
Queen For Seven Days (2017) (series)