Old Partner

Old Partner
Hangul	워낭 소리
RR	Wonang sori
MR	Wŏnang sori
Directed by	Lee Chung-ryoul
Produced by	Goh Young-jae
Written by	Lee Chung-ryoul
Starring	Choe Won-gun Lee Sam-sun
Music by	Heo Hoon, Min So-yun
Cinematography	Ji Jae-woo
Editing by	Lee Chung-ryoul
Studio	Studio Neurimbo
Distributed by	Indie Story
Release date(s)	January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)
Running time	78 min.
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	200,000,000 won
Admissions	2,952,860

Old Partner (워낭 소리, Wonang sori literally Sound of a Cow Bell^[1] ) is a 2008 South Korean documentary film directed by Lee Chung-ryoul regarding a relationship between a 40-year-old cow and an old farmer in his 80s.^[2] The film is set in the small rural town of Hanul-ri in Sangun-myeon, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province. The film was a surprise success and had attracted more than 2 million viewers as of March 1, 2009, setting the record for the highest grossing independent film in Korean film history.^[1][3] It won the PIFF Mecenat Award at the Pusan International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Korean Independent Film Award.^[4] Lee Chung-ryoul became the first independent film director to receive the "Rookie Director Award" at the PaekSang Arts Awards.^[3]

Awards

• Won the PIFF Mecenat Award at the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival
• Won the Audience Award at the 2008 Seoul Independent Film Festival
• Nominated for the World Cinema Documentary at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
• Won the Seicia Award at the 2nd Korean Independent PD Award
• Won the Rookie Director Award at the PaekSang Arts Awards

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Documentary Film Has Mass Appeal". http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=9071. 
2. ^ OLD PARTNER Sundance 09 Film Festival
3. ^ ^{a b} "‘Old Partner’ Rattles Korean Film Scene". KBS World. 2009-03-02. http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_commentary_detail.htm?No=14977. 
4. ^ "연초 극장가 '독립 영화' 화제작 잇단 개봉" (in Korean). SBS / Yonhap. 2009-01-05. http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1000524292. 

External links

• The official site
• Old Partner at the Internet Movie Database
• (Korean) 워낭 소리 at the KMDb
• Old Partner at HanCinema