
Thesurroundingsinthisfilmisnotmerelyabackground,butakeyaxisoftheimages.AyoungcouplefromTehranmovestoatemporaryresidenceinahopetomakeabetterlovingrelationship.Thewifelostallherfamilymembersbyacaraccident,andhassomehowbecomementallydisoriented.Thehusbandquitshisjobasaphotographer,andtakescareofherwhoissufferinginthemiddleofimaginationandreality.Howevertheirrelationshipfallsinjeopardywhenthecartheyrentedtoanewmarryingcouplegetsinvolvedwithacaraccident.Thisfilmisnotaboutaplotbuttheoverwhelmingterroroftheclaustrophobicbuildingwhichisabouttobecollapsed.Thecharactersgeteasilyhystericalinthispalebluebackgroundwhichisincontrastwithavastgreenimageofhillswhichrarelyappear.Theytrytotakecareofandtoprotecteachother,whichironicallyleadstoconversationsthatmightbeeitherliesorexcuses.Theirmemoriesarewrittenseparately,andthethreatenedtruthleadsdestructioninrelationship.Therecannotbeanexitwithoutleapingintoanewsurroundings.(PARKSungho)


