Failan
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| Hangul | 파이란 |
| RR | Pairan |
| MR | P‘airan |
| Directed by | Song Hae-seong |
| Produced by | Ahn Sang-hoon |
| Written by | Jiro Asada (novel) Song Hae-seong |
| Starring | Choi Min-sik Cecilia Cheung |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Cinematography | Kim Yeong-chul |
| Editing by | Park Gok-ji |
| Distributed by | Tube Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 2001 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Admissions | 229,872 (Seoul) |
Failan (파이란 Pairan) is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-seong. The film was adapted from a Japanese novel by Jiro Asada. It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.
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[edit] Plot
A Chinese woman named Failan comes to Korea after the death of her parents in search of her remaining family. Finding they have immigrated to Canada, she arranges a fake marriage to obtain a work permit in order to stay in the country. Though tricked and pressured toward working as a prostitute, Failan escapes this situation to work for an old woman at a laundromat. Tragically, it isn't long before Failan becomes fatally ill.
Meanwhile, her legal husband, a low-level gangster, deals with his own troubles. He dreams of returning to his hometown with his own fishing boat, but his situation seems to be hopeless as he feuds with other gangland associates and drinks excessively. He later on decides to take on the blame of murder for his boss who promises him a handsome reward.
One day he receives a notification from the police regarding the death of his wife whom he has never met. What follows inspires him to reassess his deplorable life...
[edit] Awards
Grand Bell Awards 2002
- Grand Bell Award for Best Director
Deauville Asian Film Festival 2002
- Lotus for Best Film
[edit] Cast
- Cecilia Cheung (장백지)
- Choi Min-sik (최민식)
- Son Byeong Ho (손병호)
- Kong Hyeong-jin (공형진)
- Kim Ji Yeong (김지영)
- Min Kyeong Jin (민경진)
- Ji Dae Han (지대한)
- Kim Hae Gon (김해곤)
- Kim Kyeong Ae (김경애)
- Kim Kwang Sik (김광식)
- Kong Yoo Seok (공유석)
- Jeong Dae Hoon (정대훈)
- Kim Su Hyeon (김수현)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Failan at the Internet Movie Database
- Failan at HanCinema
- Review at koreanfilm.org
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