Three boys, Gi-woong, Yong-ju and Gi-taek have been childhood friends for
as long as the remember. Though the
friends believed they had an unbreakable bond they are thrown into a world
of uncertainty upon entering high
school. Their confidence in themselves
and each other is placed in doubt as
Gi-woong joins a violent group of bullies who focus their attentions towards
geeky Gi-taek. Meanwhile Yong-ju despairs as he hides his romantic and
sexual feelings towards Gi-woong. Not
being able to bury his love any longer
Yong-gu confesses his love for Gi-woong who is unsure if he feels the
same. One day when Gi-woong is not
around the gang chase after Gi-taek but
when backed into a corner and looking
for any sign of salvation Gi-taek reveals
the relationship between Gi-woong and Yong-gu. The gang focus their attention onto Yong-gu, seriously injuring
the boy. Distraught and scared Yong-gu
believes his only course of action is to
commit suicide. Will Gi-woong be able
to stop him?

Always one to raise questions
and highlight societies problems concerning sexual identity Leesong Hee-il
has made a name for himself helping
to bring queer cinema to the masses.
Night Flight was created in response
to CCTV footage of a victim of bullying who committed suicide which had
a profound impact around the world
and especially with director Hee-il who
remembers crying when first seeing the
video. The footage moved the director to exam the effects of Korea’s ‘cut-
throat’ school environments and what
that is doing to the nations youth.