The Contact (1997 South Korean film)

The Contact
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Chang Yoon-hyun
Written by	Chang Yoon-hyun Jo Myeong-joo
Produced by	Sim Jae-myung
Starring	Han Suk-kyu Jeon Do-yeon
Cinematography	Kim Seong-bok
Edited by	Park Gok-ji
Music by	Choi Man-sik Jo Yeong-wook
Distributed by	Myung Films
Release date	12 September 1997 (1997-09-12)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Contact (Korean: 접속; RR: Jeopsok) is a 1997 South Korean romance film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997 with 674,933 admissions, and was awarded the Grand Bell Awards for best picture.

Plot

One day, radio DJ Dong-hyeon (Han Suk-kyu) receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his former lover. He decides to play the song Pale Blue Eyes off of that record. At the same time, a home shopping telemarketer, Soo-hyeon (Jeon Do-yeon) listens to the radio program while driving her car.

The next day, Soo-hyeon makes a request through the internet for Dong-hyeon to play the song again. Dong-hyeon then contacts Soo-hyeon, hoping she is his former girlfriend or someone he knows.

Cast

• Jeon Do-yeon as Soo-hyeon
• Han Suk-kyu as Dong-hyeon
• Chu Sang-mi as Eun-hee
• Park Yong-soo
• Choi Cheol-ho
• Kim Tae-woo
• Lee Beom-soo
• Kim Min-kyung as female employee at convenience store

Awards

1997 Grand Bell Awards

• Best Film
• Best Editing - Park Gok-ji
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Chang Yoon-hyun
• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards

• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Baeksang Arts Awards

• Most Popular Actress (Film) - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

External links

• The Contact at IMDb
• The Contact at Koreanfilm.org