Hahn Dae-soo

Park Il Rae, an elderly man who is at the end of the human race, challenges his last dream of becoming a man of merit before his death.

“I laugh out of life’s void” Korea’s very first hippie, Han Dae Soo, bursts out a laughter. Some musicians talk about love or hope, Han Dae Soo’s music roots in pain. His songs are about freedom even in the most oppressive circumstances. He prepares to release his last album in 2020. A master’s recording session is full of improvisation and energy. As a man of over 70 years old, his voice has gotten deeper and stronger with age. His is a husband and a father and a human dwelling upon the possibility of death approaching. As a youngster he exerted sharp criticism towards society, but on his last album it leans more towards reflection and regret rather than anger. Han Dae Soo tells us his last story strolling through the streets of Manhattan and Namdaemun. The aged hippie’s laughter still resonates with joy.

HAHN Dae-Soo is a singer whose song 'Give Me Water', expressed his generation's thirst for freedom during the political turmoil of the 70s. After 20 years of inactivity due to political reasons, he returned to Korea on May 2001 for a concert. This film reveals his vision of music and his lonely life as a bohemian. He tells us the meaning of eternal loneliness, confessing that, 'Life is fragile, and I am just glad to be alive'.