A Brand New Life

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Movie: A Brand New Life (English title) / Travelers (literal title)
Revised romanization: Yeohaengja
Hangul: 여행자
Director: Ounie Lecomte
Writer: Ounie Lecomte, Lee Jung-Hwa
Producer: Lee Chang-Dong, Laurent Lavole, Lee Joon-Dong
Cinematographer: Hyun Seok-Kim
Assistant Director: Lee Jong-Eon
World Premiere: May 20, 2009 (Cannes Film Festival)
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Runtime: 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Children / Arthouse / Award Winning
Studio: Now Film, Gloria Films
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Set in the 1970's in a South Korean orphanage, as one child awaits to be adopted.

Notes

During the 11t Pusan Promotion Plan (which runs during the Pusan Int. Film Festival), "A Brand New Life" picked up the $10,000 OKF Fund award, which is presented by the Overseas Korean Foundation to fund a project from a Korean living overseas.
Director Ounie Lecomte was born in South Korea but adopted as child by French parents. This movie is based partially on her experiences.
"A Brand New Life" is produced by Now Film (South Korea) and Gloria Films (France) which is thought to be the first South Korean-French co-produced film.

Cast



Kim Sae-Ron	Park Do-Yeon	Ko Ah-Sung
Jin-Hee	Suk-Hee	Ye-Shin



Sol Kyung-Gu	Park Myung-Shin	Moon Sung-Geun
Jin-Hee's father (cameo)	nanny at nursery school	doctor (cameo)

Additional Cast Members:

Oh Man-Seok - Director Oh
Shin Young-Sik - Ye-Shin's foster father

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Film Festivals

2009 (62nd) Cannes Film Festival - May 20 - "Special screenings" (World Premiere)
2009 (34th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 10th-19th - Discovery
2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 8th-16th - World Cinema
2009 (22nd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 17th-25th - Winds of Asia - Middle East
2010 (60th) Berlin International Film Festival - February 11th-21th - Generation
2010 (34th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21st-April 6th - Global Vision
2010 (4th) Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur - June 12-18, 2010 - Cinesdelsur.ext

Awards

"Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award" - 2009 (22nd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 17th-25th
"Best Children's Feature Film" - 2009 (3rd) Asia Pacific Screen Awards - November 26th
"Korean International Critics Award" - 2010 (30th) Critics Choice Awards - November 8

Comments

Tracy Scott Nov 18 2020 1:47 am This is one of my very favorite korean films. Kim sae ron's gut wrenching realistic and honest performance always touches my heart and brings the tears rolling. One of the few films that make me cry just thinking about it.

jessi May 27 2020 11:06 pm cant believe kim sae ron is only 8yrs old when she played this role. such talent at a very young age.

Kris Apr 05 2019 6:34 am Just saw this on amazon. I was struck that for the most part the kids were treated well by each other and the adults. Why didn’t the older girl get a song when she left? I really liked that the adults knew about how to channels the girls anger and grief. I think it was good to just focus on the child’s perspective.

Aj Aug 08 2015 1:41 pm Heartbreaking and brilliant.

georgina Apr 28 2015 7:53 pm Still brings tears to my eyes, everytime, yes everytime I watch it...Acting was brilliant ...The movie was awesome ...It captures the feeling of a child being abandoned by a father she loves and trust so much..and still hoping he will return to get her....I highly recommend this movie....I love Korean Films and Dramas..

Olivia Apr 16 2010 9:53 am I saw this movie at the Toronto Film Festival. IT WAS AWESOME!!!! I want to buy the DVD, but I couldn't find it.. :( Awesome picture and acting. I totally recommend this movie.

RazorbladeKiss Sep 25 2009 9:01 pm can`t wait to watch this! this sounds really good!

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