Switzerland / Aug 14, 2025 / Locarno Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
May, a Korean woman in her early thirties, finds herself suddenly alone after an unexpected breakup. As she drifts through sleepless days in Berlin, memories of her youth in Seoul quietly resurface.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Plant from the Canaries |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English, 한국어/조선말 |
| Production countries | Germany, South Korea |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB), Chickpea Entertainment |
| Release date | 14 agosto 2025 |
| Production | Ruan Lan-Xi, Francesca Cottafavi |
| Writer | Ruan Lan-Xi |
| Editing | Ruan Lan-Xi |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Steil |
| Assistant directors | Ruan Lan-Xi |
| Camera operators | Jonathan Steil |
| Additional photography | Jonathan Steil |
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| Production design | Ruan Lan-Xi, Helena Schaber |
| Art direction | Ruan Lan-Xi, Helena Schaber |
| Set decoration | Ruan Lan-Xi, Helena Schaber |
| Music | Moondog, Ruben Staub, Robert Rezo, Alberto Sanchez Nue, Gregory Oke, Shadi Farid, Nils Plambeck, Lorenz Fischer |
| Sound | Robert Rezo, Alberto Sanchez Nue, Gregory Oke, Shadi Farid, Nils Plambeck, Moondog, Ruben Staub, Lorenz Fischer |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Apr 30, 2026 / ALL / Jeonju International Film Festival
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