A Brand New Life
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| Hangul | 여행자 |
| RR | Yeohaengja |
| MR | Yŏhaengja |
| Directed by | Ounie Lecomte |
| Produced by | Lee Chang-Dong, Laurent Lavole, Lee Jun-Dong |
| Written by | Ounie Lecomte |
| Starring | Kim Sae-ron, Park Do-Yeon |
| Cinematography | Hyun Seok Kim |
| Studio | Now Film, Gloria Films |
| Release date(s) | May 20, 2009 (Cannes) October 29, 2009 (South Korea) |
| Country | South Korea, France |
| Language | Korean |
| Gross revenue | US$167,776[1] |
A Brand New Life (Korean: 여행자, French: Une vie toute neuve) is a 2009 French-South Korean film. The film is the debut feature of the director Ounie Lecomte, who directed and wrote this film.[2]
Loosely based on Lecomte's own life experience, A Brand New Life is set in Seoul in 1975, and is about a girl who is left in an all-girls' Catholic orphanage by her father, and her struggle to adjust to her new lot in life.[2]
A Brand New Life was released in South Korea on 29 October 2009.[3] The film grossed over US$167,776,[1] and was well received by critics. It won several awards such as the Best Asian Film Award at the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival and the jury award at the 2009 Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam.[3]
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[edit] Plot
Jin-hee (Kim Sae-ron) is a 9-year-old girl whose father leaves her at an orphanage after remarrying. Before leaving her at the orphanage, her father buys her new clothes and a cake to convince her that she is going on a trip. (This coincides with the Korean title, which literally means a traveler or a tourist) In the orphanage she tries to come to grips with the abandonment by her parents and insecurities about a possible adoption. She gradually makes friendships, although she retains the belief throughout most of the movie that her father will return to take her back, and struggles (sometimes violently) not to adjust to her surroundings. In the end, Jin-hee is adopted by French parents who are eagerly waiting for her at an airport to meet their new child.
[edit] Cast
- Kim Sae-ron as Jin-hee
- Park Do-Yeon as Suk-hee
- Ko Ah-Sung as Ye-shin
- Park Myeong-Sin as a nanny
- Sol Kyung-Gu as Inhee's father
- Oh Man-Seok
- Shin Young-Sik as Ye-shin's foster father
- Mun Seong-Kun as a doctor
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc.. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&wk=2009W44&id=_fABRANDNEWLIFE01. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ a b "A Brand New Life on Worldmovie". WORLD MOVIES Channel. http://www.worldmovies.net/?page=movie&movie=2326. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ a b "Korean-French Movie Honored at Tokyo Film Fest". Chosun.com. 2009-10-27. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/27/2009102700748.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
