Painted Fire

Kim Byung-moon discovers Jang Seung-up’s artistic talent and introduces him to an interpreter, Lee Eung-heon, so that Jang can live in the house as a farm servant. Kim encourages Jang to pursue the life of a true artist. Wishing him to become a great artist, he gives Jang a pen name, Ohwon. He soon becomes the best painter in the Joseon Dynasty. The film tells his life story full of paintings and liquor. [The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival]