Paju (Korean Movie)

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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 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam - the first ever South Korean film to open that festival.

Cast



Lee Sun-Kyun	Seo Woo	Shim Yi-Young
Kim Joong-Sik	Choi Eun-Mo	Choi Eun-Su



Kim Bo-Kyung	Han Ye-Ri	Lee Dae-Yeon	Lee Kyoung-Young
Jung Ja-Young	Mi-Ae	Joong-Sik's cousin	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 - squatter 1
Kim Seo-Won - evicted resident 5
Kim Han-Joon - evicted resident 7
Park Jin-Soo - insurance company employee
Goo Jae-Yeon - old mandu restaurant owner's wife

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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

Comments

nita Jun 09 2017 12:45 am I like the movie. But it's most upsetting that eunmo does not know what really happened

Andy Jul 15 2011 2:18 am I don't like this movie :( very Boring

RamenLover Mar 13 2010 2:05 am Came away absolutely impressed with "Paju". Only complaint would be the slow pacing that felt noticeable during certain flashback scenes. For folks that loved "Secret Sunshine" or certain Kim Ki-Duk films, "Paju" should go on your too watch list. Powerful film that lingers in your mind well after the end credits finish.

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