Sandstorm
모래바람

  • Director

    Park Jae-Min

  • Cast

    Im Su-Jeong, Song Song-Hwa, Yang Yoon-Seo, Kim Da-Hye, Choi Hee-Hwa

  • Genre

  • Release Date

    2023

  • Runtime

    78 mins

  • Cert

    u

  • Awards

    53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam – Asian Presence 2024

Sandstorm is a compelling documentary following the Kolping Women’s Ssireum Team, pioneers in Korean women’s wrestling—a sport officially recognised by the Korean Ssireum Association in 1999 and gaining prominence a decade later when Im Su-jeong won the championship. Beginning in 2017, the film tracks five wrestlers—Choi Hee-hwa, Kim Da-hye, Yang Yoon-seo, Song Song-hwa, and Im Su-jeong—over five years, showcasing their matches, triumphs, and challenges. Through intense training sessions and personal moments, Sandstorm explores the intersection of sport and gender, revealing how these women challenge traditional norms and support one another.