Solastalgia

Set against the haunting backdrop of the 2022 wildfire that ravaged Donghae City, *Solastalgia* follows a group of film students as they travel to Gangwon Province to shoot a documentary for their graduation project. While documenting the devastated landscape, aspiring director Kang Min-jae (Leesong Hee Il) finds himself drawn to the quiet, observant cinematographer Yoon Seo-joon (Park Kyung Bok). Their shared mission to capture the raw grief and fragile resilience of the displaced community slowly reveals a deeper, unspoken connection. As the camera rolls, secrets buried under ash and smoke begin to surface—including a hidden crush that threatens to rewrite the script of their lives. Blending the melancholy of ecological loss with the tender ache of a first love, this Korean BL film explores how destruction can sometimes clear the way for something new to grow. With striking visuals and a slow-burn romance that mirrors the smoldering embers of a forest, *Solastalgia* is a poignant meditation on grief, art, and the courage to say the words you’ve been filming all along.