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On paper, Nabi is potentially a great film. An existential dilemma that strikes to the core of the human condition wrapped in an interesting conceit, not unlike Chris Marker's La jetée. Yet while it is obvious that director Moon Seung-wook studied every frame of that masterwork, Nabi has little of La jetée's grace in form or content. Shot on digital video, Moon's jittery, swooping hand-held camera work overwhelms the plot and the issues he is trying to address. The plot itself is a fragmented disjointed affair in which the characters suddenly go from carefree camaraderie to bitter vitriol with the regularity of a manic-depressive who's gone off medication. Overall, Nabi is an interesting failure with visions of greatness.