Family Ties (film)
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| Hangul | 가족의 탄생 |
| RR | Gajokeui tansaeng |
| MR | Kajokŭi t‘ansaeng |
| Directed by | Kim Tae-Yong |
| Written by | Kim Tae-Yong Sung Ki-yeong |
| Starring | Moon So-ri Gong Hyo-jin Bong Tae-gyu Uhm Tae-woong Go Doo Shim Kim Hye-ok Jung Yoo Mi |
| Release date(s) | May 18, 2006 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Admissions | 167,209 |
Family Ties (가족의 탄생, Gajokeui tansaeng; aka The Birth of a Family) is the second film by South Korean director Kim Tae-Yong, known for his debut Memento Mori. Mismarketed as a slapstick comedy through its promotional posters, the film is actually a generation-to-generation view of two families through love and life.
[edit] Synopsis
The film is divided into three different 'family' portraits. The first two take place at roughly the same time.
In part one, restaurateur Mi-ra (Moon So-ri) is satisfied with her ordered, if solitary, life until her ex-con brother Hyung-chul (Uhm Tae-woong) suddenly appears with his much older new wife Mu-shin (Go Doo-shim) in tow. Mi-ra reluctantly allows them to stay a time with her at the family home, but friction builds over a short time and with the unexpected arrival of Mu-shin's young stepdaughter Chae-hyun, the three adults quickly reach a breaking point.
Part two concerns a young working woman Sun-kyung (Gong Hyo-jin) and her relationship with her estranged mother (Kim Hye-ok). Sun-kyung's resentment toward her mother is exacerbated by an affair the latter is having with a married man. Sun-kyung diligently tries to find employment in Japan, but once her mother dies of cancer, she must care for her young half-brother Gyeong-seok and abandon her repatriation.
Part three brings together the first two story lines with the relationship of Chae-hyun (Jung Yoo Mi) and Gyeong-suk (Bong Tae-gyu) some years later. Gyeong-suk, now a college student, is extremely jealous of Chae-hyun's openness to other men in her life and their compatibility is tested as a result of what he considers her "easy" behavior [her promiscuity is neither confirmed or denied]. The action of the film ends with Gyeong-suk accepted by Chae-hyun's adopted family from part one.
[edit] External links
- Review at koreanfilm.org
- Overview at All Movie
- The Birth of a Family at Han Cinema
[edit] See also
| Preceded by The King and the Clown |
Grand Bell Award for Best Film 2006 |
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