For Rana

Sometimes what is so precious to a person can be an object of transaction and fraud for others. It would be nice if people could control their greed, but the world doesn’t offer such kindness. Especially if someone lacks power and money, the world becomes crueler and harsher. In For Rana, the protagonists are parents looking for a new heart to save their daughter Rana. Hearing that the heart of an old man, who would die if taken off the respirator, would be good for a transplant to Rana, the parents meet the old man’s new wife and son to plead. The son, who is in a dispute over the old man’s inheritance, demands money for the heart transplant. Rana’s poor parents run around in all directions to raise money but hit a wall. This debut film by Iman Yazdi unfolds like an ordinary family melodrama before turning into a passionate whirlwind. The performances of the two actors playing Rana’s parents also create a magical effect that suddenly turns from gentle ripples into fierce waves. (NAM Dong-chul)