Signature Film and FocusTalk
with Julia Klesper (systemic couple therapist)
Following the screening, we invite you to a FocusTalk: Maya Reichert, deputy festival director of DOK.fest Munich, will speak with systemic therapist Julia Klesper about how relationships change when a child arrives and how roles, expectations, and responsibilities are redistributed. Amid the tension between intercultural influences, societal images of family, and current debates about care work and mental load, the discussion will explore how partnerships can succeed today and what happens when ideals and reality drift apart.
BECOMING KIM
Deutschland, Korea 2026 – Director: Susanne Kim – Original language: English, German, Korean – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
As Jeong Rae returns to Korea to open a chicken restaurant, Susanne's marriage begins to falter. She directs the camera at her own life to understand how love can prevail under these circumstances. With keen observation and cleverly staged self-portraits, she chronicles her relationship between Leipzig and Korea. M.R.
With age rating: 0 (no age restriction)
We recommend this film for teens aged 14 years and over.
Read the interview with director Susanne Kim: Ob Liebe reicht? Ein Blick in eine interkulturelle Ehe
Biography
Susanne Kim lives and works in Leipzig. After studying journalism and political science in Leipzig and at the European Film College in Denmark, she made several documentaries that were shown at national and international festivals and in cinemas. Her films combine personal narratives and intercultural perspectives with essayistic and hybrid forms.
Filmography (selection)
TROCKENSCHWIMMEN, DE 2019, 77 Min.
WHITE BOX, DE 2010, 61 Min.
MEINE WUNDERKAMMERN, DE 2021, 79 Min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Writer: Susanne Kim. Camera: Emma Rosa Simon. Sound: Sohyun Lee. Editing: Marion Tuor. Music: Maximiliane Pongratz. Production: Neufilm GmbH. Producer: Holm Taddiken. Distribution: eksystent filmverleih
