Fly by Night
Alternative title: Ya-gan-bi-hang

Directed by Son Tae-gyum

A young man who lives in the big city with his brother spends his nights having encounters with other men for money. When one customer doesn't have enough money to pay, they arrange to meet the next night.
Fly by Night is a stark South Korean gay short film about a teenage boy selling sex while trying to keep that part of his life hidden from his older brother. Son Tae-gyum directs with restraint, refusing to romanticise the boy’s situation while still giving him emotional complexity. Its Cannes recognition feels understandable: the film is compact, controlled and quietly devastating.

Fly by Night

Alternative title: Ya-gan-bi-hang

Directed by Son Tae-gyum

A young man who lives in the big city with his brother spends his nights having encounters with other men for money. When one customer doesn't have enough money to pay, they arrange to meet the next night.

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Fly by Night is a stark South Korean gay short film about a teenage boy selling sex while trying to keep that part of his life hidden from his older brother. Son Tae-gyum directs with restraint, refusing to romanticise the boy’s situation while still giving him emotional complexity. Its Cannes recognition feels understandable: the film is compact, controlled and quietly devastating.