A Reason to Live (2011 film)
| A Reason to Live | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 오늘 |
| Literal meaning | Today |
| Revised Romanization | Oneul |
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-hyang |
| Written by | Lee Jeong-hyang |
| Produced by | Hwang Woo-hyun Hwang Jae-woo Terence Chang |
| Starring | Song Hye-kyo Nam Ji-hyun Song Chang-eui Ki Tae-young |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyeong-ju |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Kim Dae-hong Kim Yang-hui |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$365,190[1] |
A Reason to Live (Korean: 오늘; RR: Oneul; lit. "Today") is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang.[2][3][4] It stars Song Hye-kyo as a director who forgives a teenage boy for killing her fiancé.[5] It premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival,[6][7][8] and was released in theaters on October 27, 2011.[9] It received 131,194 admissions.[10]
Plot
[edit]Documentary filmmaker Da-hae loses her fiancé by a hit and run accident on her birthday. But she forgives the criminal who was a 15-year-old boy based on her belief as a Catholic and signs a petition to revoke the juvenile's death penalty. One year later, Da-hae is commissioned by the Catholic Church to make a documentary on the inhumanity of capital punishment. However, her moral convictions and desire to be compassionate are seriously questioned when she finds out that the teenage driver killed a classmate, not long after his reprieve.[11][12]
Cast
[edit]- Song Hye-kyo as Da-hae[13][14][15][16]
- Nam Ji-hyun as Ji-min
- Song Chang-eui as Ji-suk
- Ki Tae-young as Sang-woo
- Kim Ji-young as young Da-hae
- Kim Kwak-kyung-hee as Store owner
- Joo In-young as Baby's mother
References
[edit]- ^ "Nobody Somebody". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ Sung, So-young (7 October 2011). "In new film, director puts spotlight back on women". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Claire (26 September 2011). "Song stars as grieving documentary maker". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Song Hye Kyo: 'It Is My Honor To Be Compared to Actress Shim Eun Ha'". KBS Global. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (23 March 2011). "Song Hye-kyo finishes shooting upcoming drama flick". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Song Hye-kyo's New Movie to Premier at Busan Int'l Film Festival". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (8 October 2011). "BIFF 2011: Song Hye-kyo: I will not think lightly about forgiveness anymore". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "A Reason to Live: Busan Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (6 September 2011). "Song Hye-kyo's new film to open in theaters next month". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Korean Box Office". Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ "A Reason to Live (2011)". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "2011.11.4 Now Playing: A Reason to Live (15)". Korea JoongAng Daily. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Hong, Lucia (26 September 2011). "Song Hye-kyo says was difficult getting into character for new movie". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Song Hye-kyo Returns with New Movie". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Beck, Una (3 November 2011). "INTERVIEW: Actress Song Hye-kyo - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Beck, Una (3 November 2011). "INTERVIEW: Actress Song Hye-kyo - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Today on Twitter (in Korean)
- A Reason to Live at HanCinema
- A Reason to Live at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- A Reason to Live at IMDb
