Tears (film)

Infobox Korean_Film
name = Tears


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writer = Im Sang-soo
starring = Jun Han
Park Geun-yeong
Bong Tae-gyu
Jo Eun-ji
Sung Ji-ru
director = Im Sang-soo
producer = B.O.M. Film Productions Co. Ltd.
distributor =
released = 2000 (South Korea)
runtime = 101 min.
language = Korean
music =
imdb_id = 0269642
budget =
hangul = 눈물
hanja =
rr = Nanmul
mr =

"Tears" is a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo. It tells the story of 4 runaway teens in the Garibong-dong district of Seoul and their struggles to survive the tough streets.

Director Im had the idea for this film before he shot his first film, "Girls' Night Out". He spent 5 months in the Garibong-dong district amongst the homeless runaway teenagers gaining their trust and learning their lives before putting pen to paper on the screenplay. It was shot on digital video to save production costs, and did not do well at the box office.

Trivia

In Im's third film, "A Good Lawyer's Wife", the teenage character Ji-woon (played by Bong Tae-gyu) can be seen at an empty movie theater with Ho-jeong (played by Moon So-ri) for a screening of "Tears". Ji-woon laughs during a scene where something bad happens to Jang, the character he played, in "Tears".

Awards

*2000, FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention (For its ability to put real life on screen, and its extraordinary performances) at the Pusan International Film Festival