Program

AACHI & SSIPAK

Jo Beom-Jin, South Korea, 2006, 90 min, Korean with English Subtitles, 35mm

Cast: Seung-wan Ryoo, Chang Jung Lim, Yeong Hyeon

Toronto Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Saturday, Oct 20 2007, 4.45pm, Bloor Cinema
$8 Matinee

PRESS QUOTES

“A whacked-out animation” –Eye Weekly

“Fun, politically incorrect and full of high-octane action” –A Nutshell Review

“Incredibly choreographed action sequences, including a mine car chase straight out of INDIANA JONES” –Dream Logic.net

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SYNOPSIS

Jo Beom-Jin’s debut animated feature AACHI AND SSIPAK is a raucous and riotously rude piece of work, a film that delights in every bit of violence and potty humor.

The near future. Oils wells have run dry. Nuclear power? Don’t even think about it. Wind and solar? Turns out the naysayers were right and it’s not much good for anything. Civilization is in grave danger. Everything will grind to a halt without a new fuel source. The solution? Human feces. Our heroes, the titular Aachi and Ssipak, are nothing more than thugs eking out a living as petty drug dealers, until they steal the narcotic popsicles the government distributes as rewards to those who make sizable “deposits” to the energy fund.

While plotting to sell the frozen goods to popsicle addicts, and trying to get laid, they must fight off not only a government-issue cyborg but also the vicious Diaper Gang, a swarm of diminutive mutant popsicle addicts. Don’t bother looking for a deeper meaning to AACHI AND SSIPAK, just go with the flow.
–Todd Brown

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Screening Co-presenters: Toronto Animated Image Society, Reel Asian Film Festival

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