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==Profile==
* '''Movie:''' Paju
* '''Revised romanization:''' Paju
* '''Hangul:''' 파주
* '''Director:''' [[Park Chan-Ok]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Park Chan-Ok]]
* '''Producer:''' Lee Eun, Kim Ju-Kyung, Shim Jae-Myung
* '''Cinematographer:''' Kim Woo-Hyung
* '''Distributor:''' [[MK Pictures]]
* '''World Premiere:''' October 2009 (Pusan Int. Film Fest.)
* '''Release Date:''' October 29, 2009
* '''Runtime:''' 111min.
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot==
15-year-old Choi Eun-mo ([[Seo Woo]]) falls in love with her teacher Joong-shik ([[Lee Sun-Gyun]]), a mysterious new man in the town of Paju. Her feelings for Joong-shik changes when she learns that Joong-shik is dating her older sister Eun-soo ([[Shim Lee-Yeong]]). A year later, Joong-shik and Eun-soo are now married, with Eun-mo living with them.

One day, when Joong-shik and Eun-soo are home alone, a sudden gas explosion causes the death of Eun-Soo. When Joong-shik tells Eun-mo the tragic news of her older sister, he tells her that her older sister died in a hit-and-run accident. Joong-shik and Eun-soo now live together.

A few years later, Eun-soo, still caught in a whirlwind of emotions for Joong-shik, suddenly leaves for India.

Upon her return to the town of Paju, Eun-mo discovers her apartment is facing demolition and the apartment tenants turned squatters are fighting desperately against the gangster muscle men leading the demolition. The anti-demolition group is led by Eun-mo's former brother-in-law Joong-shik. During this time, Eun-mo digs further into the death of her older sister and she becomes torn between the truth and her feelings for Joong-shik.

==Notes==
# "Paju" will makes its world premiere during the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8-15, 2009). The film will compete in the New Currents section. Film director [[Chan-ok Park]]'s previous film "[[Jealousy Is My Middle Name]]" won the New Currents Award in 2002.
# "Paju" opened #6 at the South Korean box office during its opening Oct. 30- Nov. 1st weekend. The movie opened on 160 screens, selling 35,230 tickets and accounting for 3% of all tickets sold that weekend.
# "Paju" was selected as the official opening film for the [[2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam|39th International Film Festival Rotterdam]] - the first ever South Korean film to open that festival.

==Cast==
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|1name=Lee Sun-Kyun
|1charactername=Kim Joong-Sik
|2picture=File:Paju-Seo Woo.jpg
|2name=Seo Woo
|2charactername=Choi Eun-Mo
|3picture=File:Paju-Shim Lee-Yeong.jpg
|3name=Shim Yi-Young
|3charactername=Choi Eun-Su
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|1name=Kim Bo-Kyung
|1charactername=Jung Ja-Young
|2picture=File:Paju-Han Ye-Ri.jpg
|2name=Han Ye-Ri
|2charactername=Mi-Ae
|3picture=File:Paju-Lee Dae-Yeon.jpg
|3name=Lee Dae-Yeon
|3charactername=Joong-Sik's cousin
|4picture=File:Paju-Lee Kyeong-Yeong.jpg
|4name=Lee Kyoung-Young
|4charactername=gang boss
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Son Kang-Kuk]] - gangster
* [[Lee Mi-Do]] - human rights organization assistant administrator
* [[Jeong Man-Sik]] - anti-demolition member
* [[Oh Dae-Hwan]] - insurance examiner
* [[Lee Bong-Kyu]] - tenant on 1st floor
* [[Park Se-Jong]] - twin 2
* [[Song Yo-Seb]] - taxi driver 1
* [[Kim Ja-Young (1960)|Kim Ja-Young]] - squatter 1
* [[Kim Seo-Won (1979)|Kim Seo-Won]] - evicted resident 5
* [[Kim Han-Joon (1982)|Kim Han-Joon]] - evicted resident 7
* [[Park Jin-Soo (1978)|Park Jin-Soo]] - insurance company employee
* [[Goo Jae-Yeon (actress)|Goo Jae-Yeon]] - old mandu restaurant owner's wife

==Trailers==
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==Film Festivals==
* [[2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival]] - October 8th-16th - New Currents (World Premiere)
* [[2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam]] - January 27th-Feb. 7th - Opening Film
* [[2010 (12th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 10th-14th - The Features Competition
* [[2010 (5th) The London Korean Film Festival]] - November 5-23

==Awards==
* "'''NETPAC Award'''" - [[14th (2009) Pusan International Film Festival]] - October 8th-16th
* "'''Jury Prize'''" - [[2010 (12th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 10th-14th

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 One day, when Joong-shik and Eun-soo are home alone, a sudden gas explosion causes the death of Eun-Soo. When Joong-shik tells Eun-mo the tragic news of her older sister, he tells her that her older sister died in a hit-and-run accident. Joong-shik and Eun-mo now live together.
-A few years later, Eun-soo, still caught in a whirlwind of emotions for Joong-shik, suddenly leaves for India.
+A few years later, Eun-mo, still caught in a whirlwind of emotions for Joong-shik, suddenly leaves for India.
 Upon her return to the town of Paju, Eun-mo discovers her apartment is facing demolition and the apartment tenants turned squatters are fighting desperately against the gangster muscle men leading the demolition. The anti-demolition group is led by Eun-mo's former brother-in-law Joong-shik. During this time, Eun-mo digs further into the death of her older sister and she becomes torn between the truth and her feelings for Joong-shik.

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 -year-old Choi Eun-mo ([[Seo Woo]]) falls in love with her teacher Joong-shik ([[Lee Sun-Gyun]]), a mysterious new man in the town of Paju. Her feelings for Joong-shik changes when she learns that Joong-shik is dating her older sister Eun-soo ([[Shim Lee-Yeong]]). A year later, Joong-shik and Eun-soo are now married, with Eun-mo living with them.
-One day, when Joong-shik and Eun-soo are home alone, a sudden gas explosion causes the death of Eun-Soo. When Joong-shik tells Eun-mo the tragic news of her older sister, he tells her that her older sister died in a hit-and-run accident. Joong-shik and Eun-soo now live together.
+One day, when Joong-shik and Eun-soo are home alone, a sudden gas explosion causes the death of Eun-Soo. When Joong-shik tells Eun-mo the tragic news of her older sister, he tells her that her older sister died in a hit-and-run accident. Joong-shik and Eun-mo now live together.
 A few years later, Eun-soo, still caught in a whirlwind of emotions for Joong-shik, suddenly leaves for India.