CONATUS
CONATUS
Even after a performance ends, So-young carries on with her life, recording her daily life and thoughts. Rather than focusing on moments onstage, the film lingers on the time afterward, quietly attending to the process of one person expressing themselves and leaving something behind.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A documentary that directly records the performances and daily life of Kim So-young, an actual disabled dancer.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
6 records<Soyoung's Effort (CONATUS)> is a Korean documentary film directed by Oh Jae-hyeong.
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- KOFIC lists it as Documentary and Drama and names Oh Jae-hyeong as the director.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The theatrical release date is July 22, 2026.
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- KOFIC and Cine21 both confirm the same date.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 소영의 노력 CONATUS씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The official running time is 72 minutes.
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- KOFIC and Cine21 list it as 72 minutes.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 소영의 노력 CONATUS씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Soyoung in the film is not a fictional character but the actual dancer Kim So-young.
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- The official synopsis records Soyoung onstage and in her daily life.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film documents Soyoung's daily life after her performances and her self-documentation in a documentary style.
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- The KOFIC synopsis describes her daily life after performances and the process of documenting herself.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The work can be classified as an observational/participatory documentary that directly films the actual life of a real person.
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- The official database classifies it as a documentary and presents a real person's daily life as its subject.
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- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
소영
Real PersonBased on a real personKim So-young →
Sources used
- CONATUS (2026)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 소영의 노력 CONATUS씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →