These are ten feature films you shouldn’t miss at the Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival which will take place from July 10 – 16, 2023 in Busan, Korea.

Assisi, 1211. Chiara is eighteen years old and one night she runs away from home to join her friend Francesco: from that moment on her life changes forever. With charisma and conviction, she breaks free from her family’s constraints and stands up to the Pope himself. She fights for herself, for the women who join her and for her dream of freedom. The story of a Saint. The story of a girl and her revolution. (BIKY 2023)

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Na-mi and Sun-woo, the outcasts in school, plan to commit suicide together instead of going to a school trip. On the verge of committing suicide, they find out that Chae-lin, the girl who made their lives miserable, lives a new happy life in Seoul. So, they decide to go to Seoul and take revenge on her before ending their lives. At last, they find Chae-lin, not the same person she used to be. She seems a very good person, which makes them confused. (BIKY 2023)

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In Texas, on the Mexican border, best friends Silvia and Beba dance through long summer nights. Stuck in the immigration process in a politically divided America, home seems fragile. But their bond is not. The half-light is a space for poetry and dreams. (BIKY 2023)

Lawrence, a socially inept 17-year-old cinephile, gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager. (BIKY 2023)

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Eleven-year-old Lu is living in a foster home when her long-lost mother Karina shows up unexpectedly and takes her on a wild road trip in a beat-up sports car – all the way to her grandma in Poland. Lu soon finds out it’s all or nothing with Karina when she gets pulled into a BONNIE AND CLYDE-like fantasy. But reality quickly catches up, forcing them to decide what they’re willing to do to stay together forever. (BIKY 2023)

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“Follow the polar star and find the red bear.” A little girl, Grisha lives with reindeer on the frozen land covered with snow. She sets off a long journey to find the owner of the forest in the legend to save her mother suffering from a mysterious disease. When Grisha reaches the end of the land after following the polar star, she runs into a red bear! The bear takes her to the magical forest in the deep cave and lets her know that she was chosen. A girl of the snowfield, embraces a new destiny! (BIKY 2023)

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Born to dance, Neneh, is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera ballet school. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to work twice as hard to escape her social environment and be accepted by the director of the establishment Marianne Bellage. The latter, a former star dancer, is indeed the embodiement of ballet and bears a secret that connects her to the little ballerina. (BIKY 2023)

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A selfie s*x video of two 17-year-olds shot in a classroom on the college campus gets leaked on the internet leading to irreparable damages in the lives of every stakeholder. (BIKY 2023)

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Romy is a brave little girl. She has a budgie called Mimi and Mimi got lost. Romy’s determination to find her budgie brings her out into the ancient woods, where she meets all sorts of everyday characters, each with their own story. She’ll not only make new friends along the way, but mainly she enjoys her adventure. (BIKY 2023)

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In remote Pilbara region in Western Australia, troubled 16 year old indigenous girl, Murra, finds herself abandoned after an explosive incident with her drug fuelled mother. On the cusp of being lost in the ‘Child Protection’ system, an unusual lifeline is thrown her way by her uncle Ian, the local cop, in the form of a unique Photo Safari. Before Murra knows it, she is careening down a dusty highway with a minibus full of ‘at risk’ teens and two charismatic team leaders. Will this be the lifeline Murra needs or a catalyst for her demise? (BIKY 2023)

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