A woman’s Chinese boyfriend suddenly faces the threat of deportation from South Korea. As she searches for a way to protect their peaceful life together, the film explores what it means to live in Korea as a foreigner. It calls on us to reconsider the gaze we cast upon the "others" who live among us.​

My Boyfriend begins with a wall—a sudden, immovable barrier erected in the path of two young lovers. The filmmaker’s boyfriend, a Chinese student, comes to Korea to be with her, only to be accused of overstaying his visa and threatened with deportation. Determined to protect him and their shared life, she fights back against a wall fortified by xenophobia, rigid borders, and the violence of the state. 

With few options left, director turns to camera, documenting their long and arduous journey in fragments. The resulting film is at once a plea born of desperation and a record of resistance—a fierce effort to hold on to the texture of everyday life without succumbing to despair. Modest in form yet devastating in its impact, My Boyfriend leaves a resonance that lingers long after the screen goes dark.

We were two people with nothing wrong with us, except that we had no power. Then one day, our ordinary life—the only thing we had—was at risk of being absurdly taken away. It was then that a stubborn, unreasonable thought took hold of me: I would make a film if that’s what it took to keep our world from vanishing. Perhaps, I told myself, a camera could offer some small strength. Perhaps it could create an illusion worth holding on to.

• Producer윤재호 YUN Jero
• Cinematography 반시안 VAN Siian
• Edit 반시안 VAN Siian
• Sound 반시안 VAN Siian
• Cast 마차오 Ma Chao