- Once in a Summer
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Once in a Summer 
Theatrical posterHangul 그해여름 / 그 해 여름 RR Geuhae yeoreum Directed by Jo Geun-Sik Produced by Park Mu-Seung Written by Kim Eun-Hee
Jo Geun-SikStarring Lee Byung-hun
Soo AeCinematography Lee Yeong-Deok Studio KM Culture Distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex Release date(s) November 30, 2006 (South Korea) Running time 121 Minutes Language Korean Once in a Summer (Korean:그해여름) is a 2006 South Korean melodrama/romance film directed by Jo Geun-Sik. The film stars Lee Byung-Hun and Soo Ae.
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Plot
To make up for her poor performance as an assistant producer, a girl promises to have her reserved but very renowned professor appear on their television series. The show involves locating the long-lost-loved ones of the participants past. Although hesitant at first, the professor finally agrees. His story takes the assistant back 50 years-1969- where the world is in chaos. President Park Chung-Hee is a dictator and the students are furious. Suk-Young and a group of his fellow classmates travel to the country to escape the tense city and help a small village come up to date with the new technology that has been invented. It is there he meets Jung-In, a very pretty girl who is the keeper of the only library. Cheerful and happy, they first run across each other when Suk-Young hears Jung-In singing while hanging up laundry. Over the period of time that Suk-Young is at the village they get to know each other more. Although Jung-In is hesitant, she gradually opens up to Suk-Young. Their bumpy courtship, however, is threatened by dark secrets that Jung-in hides about her family and their history in the village, secrets that will haunt the pair as the volatile political climate catches up with them.
Cast
- Lee Byung-hun as Yun Suk-young
- Soo Ae as Seo Jung-in
- Choi Deok-mun as Suk-young's senior
- Jeong Seok-yong as Mr. Kim
- Lee Hye-eun as Bok-Ja
- Lee Se-eun as Lee Su-Jin
- Na Ki-soo as Suk-Young's father
- Oh Dal-su as Nam Gyun-Soo
- Yu Hae-Jin as PD Kim
- Park Nam-Hee
- Kim Jung-Ki
Production
Distribution rights to Japan were sold for US$4 million[1].
References
- ^ "lovehkfilm.com: Once in a Summer". lovehkfilm.com. http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/once_in_a_summer.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Once in a Summer at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 2006 films
- South Korean romance films
- Romantic drama films
- Korean-language films
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