If you loved In the Absence, try Planet of Snail
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Planet of Snail has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than In the Absence — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Yi Seung-jun, and they both carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Documentary territory. If that's the register that drew you to In the Absence, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Planet of Snail is
Blind-deaf Young-Chan lands on Earth and meets Soon-Ho, a similarly isolated woman with a spinal condition. Together they navigate solitude until Soon-Ho disappears on her first solo day outside. He explores Seoul’s unseen corners by themselves.
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