Umqondisi wokuqala ka-Shim Sung-bo, «I-Haemoo«, izoba khona esigabeni esisemthethweni seSan Sebastian Festival.
Kuyisici sokuqala salowo owayengomunye wababhali besikrini "Izinkumbulo zokubulawa» (“Salinui chueok”) ka-Bong Joon-ho, ifilimu eyayisemqhudelwaneni waseSan Sebastian futhi eyazuza umqondisi wayo i-Silver Shell ukuthola isiqondiso esingcono kakhulu ngo-2003.
Manje Shim sung-bo ufika eSan Sebastian Festival hhayi nje njengombhali wesikrini kodwa futhi njengomqondisi. Futhi uma eminyakeni eyishumi nanye edlule ngabambisana nesikripthi sefilimu Bong Joon-ho, manje u-Bong Joon-ho wenza okufanayo ngokuthi "Haemoo".
Ngokusekelwe ezehlakalweni zangempela, «Haemoo», noma «Inkungu Yasolwandle» njengoba kwaziwa emazweni omhlaba, ilandisa ngemizamo yesikebhe sokudoba ukuthutha abantu abavela kwamanye amazwe ngokungemthetho nokuthi lokhu kuphelela kanjani enhlekeleleni ezohlanyisa izisebenzi.
Ngale filimu, i-cinema yaseNingizimu Korea ibuyela esigabeni esisemthethweni se- Umkhosi weSan Sebastian, okuthi, naphezu kokuba enye yezinto eziphindaphindiwe emiqhudelwaneni yomhlaba wonke, kuhlanganise noMkhosi weCannes, iBerlinale noma i-Venice Mostra, ayizange ibe khona ezinhlelweni ezimbili zokugcina zomkhosi we-Donostia.