Geuk jang jeon
IMDb ID: tt0461795 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.9 (2,070 votes)
Genres: Drama
In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Tongsu, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen.
Stars
Kim Sang-kyung
Uhm Ji-won
Lee Ki-woo
Lee Kyung-jin
Kim Myung-soo
Jo Han-chul
Lee Seung-ah
Choi Moo-sung
Joong-hyeon Bang
Seong-Yong Kye
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Kim Sang-kyung | Character: Kim Dong-soo
Actor: Uhm Ji-won | Character: Choi Young-shil
Actor: Lee Ki-woo | Character: Jeon Sang-won
Actor: Lee Kyung-jin | Character: Boy's mother
Actor: Kim Myung-soo | Character: Boy's kwown man, Senior director
Actor: Jo Han-chul | Character: Boy's Older Brother
Actor: Lee Seung-ah | Character: Nurse
Actor: Choi Moo-sung | Character: Gyeongsang Province PD
Actor: Joong-hyeon Bang | Character: Actor
Actor: Seong-Yong Kye | Character: Gentle Alumnus
Actor: Moonsu Bang | Character: Actor
Actor: Ju-Yeong Jang | Character: Gentle Classmate's Daughter
Actor: Choi Jung-in | Character: Female Alumni #2
Actor: Min-Young | Character: Female Alumni #1
Actor: Hwang Taek-ha | Character: Alumni vice-president
[Directors Group]
Name: Hong Sang-soo | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Hong Sang-soo | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Rémi Burah | Role: Producer
Name: Yong-bae Choi | Role: Producer
Name: Marin Karmitz | Role: Producer
Name: Lewis Taewan Kim | Role: Producer
Name: Nathalie Kreuther | Role: Producer
Name: Hong Sang-soo | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Yong-jin Jeong | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hyung Koo Kim | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Young-rho Kim | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Sung-Won Hahm | Role: Editor
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kwang-kuk Lee | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Sang-ho Ahn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sung Rok Choi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ji-Young Jung | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jae-Hong Kim | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yong-kook Kim | Role: Sound Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Yoon-Hee Kang | Role: Costume Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461795/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: May 19, 2005 (Cannes Film Festival)
South Korea: May 27, 2005
United States: October 1, 2005 (New York Film Festival)
Canada: October 13, 2005 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
France: November 2, 2005
Argentina: March 13, 2006 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Japan: March 31, 2007
Germany: May 7, 2009 (TV premiere)
United States: March 8, 2012 (Japan Society, New York)
Sweden: January 4, 2013 (TV premiere)
Argentina: April 13, 2013 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
India: December 14, 2024 (International Film Festival of Kerala)
Awards
Nominee | 2005 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Hong Sang-soo, Tale of Cinema
Nominee | 2005 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Undistributed Film | Tale of Cinema | 3rd place. Tied with Regular Lovers (2005).
Nominee | 2005 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Top 10 Film Award | Best Film | Hong Sang-soo, Tale of Cinema | Eighth Place; tied with Be with Me (2005), Grizzly Man (2005), and Sin City (2005)
Winner | 2005 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Film of the Year | Tale of Cinema
Winner | 2005 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Director of the Year | Hong Sang-soo, Tale of Cinema
Box Office
South Korea: USD 5695
Period: May 29 – 31, 2009 | Rank: 38 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 5695 | Interval gross: USD 382 | Per theater average: USD 382
Period: May 22 – 24, 2009 | Rank: 31 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 4583 | Interval gross: USD 1303 | Per theater average: USD 1303
Period: May 15 – 17, 2009 | Rank: 24 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 2134 | Interval gross: USD 1812 | Per theater average: USD 1812
