The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) — watch online on iFILM — is Hong Sang-soo's debut feature, the film that introduced the South Korean filmmaker whose dry, repetitive style would eventually make him one of the most distinct voices in world cinema. The cast includes a young Song Kang-ho, far from the international fame that Parasite would bring him.

Four lives intersect: a struggling novelist, the married woman seeing him, her husband paralyzed by a fear of germs, and a cashier at the edge of all three stories. Hong Sang-soo already works without a score, with long static shots and scenes that cut before the emotional release. This is a film that rewards patience over plot — less interested in what happens than in the small, honest ways people mislead themselves. Stream The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) on iFILM.