Night and Day (2008 film)

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Night and Day

Theatrical poster
Hangul 밤과 낮
RR Bamgwa nat
MR Pamkwa naj
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Produced by Oh Jeong-wan
Jo Gwang-hui
Written by Hong Sang-soo
Starring Kim Yeong-ho
Park Eun-hye
Hwang Soo-jeong
Music by Jeong Yong-jin
Cinematography Kim Hoon-hwang
Editing by Ham Sung-won
Distributed by Sponge
Release date(s) 12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) (Berlinale)
28 February 2008 (2008-02-28) (South Korea)
Running time 144 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Admissions 11,975
Gross revenue $75,557

Night and Day (밤과 낮, Bamgwa nat) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Hong Sang-soo.

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[edit] Plot

Seong-nam, a painter in his forties, travels to Paris to escape arrest for smoking marijuana, leaving his wife behind in Korea. While there he meets an old girlfriend, Min-seon, and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

[edit] Cast

  • Kim Yeong-ho ... Kim Seong-nam
  • Park Eun-hye ... Lee Yoo-jeong
  • Hwang Soo-jeong ... Han Seong-in
  • Ki Joo-bong ... Mr. Jang
  • Kim Yu-jin ... Jang Min-seon
  • Seo Min-jung ... Jo Hyeon-joo
  • Lee Seon-gyoon ... Yoon Kyeong-soo
  • Jeong Ji-hye ... Jeong Ji-hye
  • Lee Jeong-hoon ... Teacher Jang

[edit] Release

Night and Day premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2008.[1] It was released in South Korean theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 11,239 admissions with a gross of $75,557.[2][3]

[edit] Awards

Night and Day won the award for Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards, held on 9 October 2008.[4] Hong Sang-Soo was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Korean drama 'Night and Day' premieres in Berlin". HanCinema, 13 February 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Night and Day (2008) - 밤과 낮". HanCinema. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ "South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
  4. ^ Yi Ch’ang-ho. "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council, 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

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