Cherry Tomato (film)
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| Directed by | Jung Young-bae |
| Written by | Kim Seong |
| Produced by | Kim Hyung-seok Park Jung-yang |
| Starring | Shin Goo Kim Hyang-gi |
| Cinematography | Park Kyung-won |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Cherry Tomato (Korean: 방울토마토; RR: Bangul Tomato) is a 2008 South Korean film starring Shin Goo and Kim Hyang-gi. The family drama, a directorial debut by Jung Young-bae, depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter that evokes a strong sense of sympathy and helplessness.[1] It was screened at the Busan Children's Film Festival in 2008.[2]
Plot
Park Gu and his granddaughter, Da-seong, live a life of poverty. He encounters more problems when his son (Da-seong's father) returns home from prison and steals his money, and his bicycle-drawn cart, which he uses for making a living, is destroyed by construction workers. He decides to confront the construction company's president and visits his house but ends up stealing meat for his hungry granddaughter. Unknown to him, the meat has been poisoned.
Cast
- Shin Goo as Park Gu
- Kim Hyang-gi as Da-seong
- Kim Byung-chun as Kap-soo
- Choi Ji-yeon as Hong-mi
- Choi Dong-gyoon as Dong-hoon
- Kim Young-ho as Da-seong's father, Choon-sam (cameo)
References
- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (19 May 2008). "Movie Review: Cherry Tomato a stark, painful story". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "JUNG Young-bae". KOFIC. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
- Cherry Tomato at HanCinema
- Cherry Tomato at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Cherry Tomato at IMDb
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