Paint It Like You | Woo Do Hwan

In a parallel universe, Woo Do Hwan is not a South Korean actor but a young man born in North Korea. Do Hwan's life has been a series of escape attempts, survival strategies, and small victories over hardship. Together with his mother, he fled North Korea's oppressive regime, finding brief refuge in China. But after a deadly encounter with Chinese authorities, he loses his mother, forcing him to continue alone, with nothing but a backpack, a thin wallet, and the unshakable will to survive.

Do Hwan makes his way to Belgium, hoping to find true freedom and a place to rebuild his shattered life. Yet life as a refugee in an unfamiliar land comes with new obstacles: he doesn't speak the language, has no legal documentation, and possesses only a meager amount of money. With limited choices, Do Hwan takes to collecting glass bottles around the city's outskirts, cashing in on the few euros he can make to survive each day. His hope is that, someday, he will be able to prove his worth and secure a legal place in this foreign country.

One night, while scavenging for bottles, Do Hwan is assaulted by a homeless man in a drunken rage. Although he escapes with his life, he is left bruised, shaken, and traumatized. In the weeks that follow, he begins to feel weak and frequently sick, brushing it off as the strain of homelessness and malnutrition. But as time passes, Do Hwan's sickness only grows worse, and his limited funds force him to ignore it for as long as possible.

Finally, after saving just enough money, Do Hwan buys a pregnancy test, only to discover that he is pregnant. Shock and disbelief consume him, yet beneath it all is a glimmer of a new purpose-a reason to keep fighting despite his hardship. Alone, undocumented, and isolated, Do Hwan must navigate his pregnancy and protect the life growing inside him while grappling with his new reality. The baby becomes his reason to press on, driving him to seek a stable future.