REACH FOR THE SKY
贏在入U前
MOVIE
41
TIME
VENUE
20/10 THU 7:20pm ONE
22/10 SAT 8:00pm BC

比利時,南韓 Belgium, South Korea / 2015 / 90 min / 韓語對白,英文字幕
In Korean with English Subtitles
導演 Dir: Steven Dhoedt and Choi Woo-young

釜山電影節
Busan International Film Festival
比利時Docville紀錄片影展 評審團獎最佳比利時紀錄片
Jury Award for Best Belgian Documentary,
Docville International Documentary Film Festival

教育是否只為社會分等分層?香港學生壓力大並非獨家,在學生自殺率甚高的南韓,每年11月第二個星期四,舉國戒備:股市延遲開市,連航班升降也要將就,只為了讓決定高中生未來的大學修學能力試順利進行。來自比利時及南韓的紀錄片導演聯合拍攝,透過三個應考生及一名電視講師來展示一試定生死的壓力及衍生的龐大教育產業。為了考入機會少於1%的全國三大頂尖大學(簡稱SKY),學生家長教師投入應戰,結果平均每月有兩名學生自殺。現實雖殘酷,但影片並不消極,成功之路豈只一條。青年的夢想如果都只是考入SKY而沒別的話,才是最可悲。

Every November, over half a million students take the national university exam in South Korea. The exam determines what universities the students attend, which in turn is believed to determine their future places in a competitive society. To prepare for the exam, students spend months, years, studying late into the night under intense pressure and expectations from their families, schools and society at large. Only 1% will reach the SKY: Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University. This eye-opening documentary digs into the reality of the education and exam system in Korea profiles three students, their families and a tutor in the days leading up to the exam and its aftermath.