ORIGINAL TITLE
노크 (Nokeu)
South Korea | 2026 | 103 min | Crime Thriller Mockumentary
Languages
Korean
Subtitles Available
English
LOGLINE
A documentary crew films the final days of a youth shelter facing closure. What surfaces there, and in the drowning death of a former resident’s husband, forces them to decide what truth a camera is willing to keep.
SYNOPSIS
Set in a youth protection facility called “Facility No. 6,” the film follows a documentary crew who begin filming inside the institution just before its closure. As they record, hidden wounds and uncomfortable truths begin to surface. Amid the scars of the girls and the weary teachers who care for them, under society’s indifferent gaze, the crew witnesses the harsh reality of runaway teenagers being drawn into crime.
Meanwhile, the filmmakers meet Hong Inah, a former resident of Facility No. 6 who now volunteers to support it. They soon learn about her husband’s mysterious drowning, a case that gradually unravels into a web of organized crime and insurance fraud. As the boundaries between victim and perpetrator blur, the documentary team is forced to confront the moral dilemma of selective documentation.
CAST
Yoon In-a
Lee Do-jin
Lee Sang-hoon
Kim Tae-eun
CREW
Writer & Director — Jeong Beom
Producer — Hyo-jun Kim
Assistant Director — Choi Jun-hyuk
Director of Photography — Kim Jin-pyo
Production Design — —
Line Producer — Kang Ho-sung
Sound — Go Young-il
Editors — Jeong Beom, Lee Sang-hoon
Music — Go Young-il, Lee Sang-hoon
DIRECTOR
Jeong Beom began his career as an assistant director with the Korean theater group Fiord and received his MFA from Dankook University Graduate School of Cinematic Content in 2022. He writes, directs and photographs his own films. His first feature, The Berefts (2023), was co-directed with Lee Do-jin. KNOCK is his first feature as sole director.
FILMOGRAPHY
FICTION
KNOCK (2026), feature, 103 min. Director and writer.
Winner: Best of Bucheon, KFAA Best Actor, SHOWBOX Audience Award, NETPAC Award, 30th BIFAN
The Berefts (2023), feature, 90 min. Co-director.
Winner: Vision Award (Best Film), Citizen Critics’ Award, 28th Busan IFF
Frame (2021), short. Director and cinematographer.
FESTIVAL HISTORY
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – BIFAN (South Korea, 2026)
Ulju Mountain Film Festival (South Korea, 2026)
CONTACT
Sales & Festival Inquiries
[email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
Best of Bucheon (BIFAN 2026)
KFAA Best Actor: Yoon In-a (BIFAN 2026)
SHOWBOX Audience Award (BIFAN 2026)
NETPAC Award (BIFAN 2026)
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Company
Casual Film