| Awaiting | |
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| Hangul | 민우씨 오는날 |
| Revised Romanization | Minwussi Oneunnal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minussi Onŭnnal |
| Directed by | Kang Je-gyu |
| Written by | Kang Je-gyu |
| Produced by | Kang Je-gyu Victor Koo Frank Wei |
| Starring | Moon Chae-won Go Soo |
| Cinematography | Lee Jong-youl |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
Release dates |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Awaiting (Korean: 민우씨 오는날; RR: Minwussi Oneunnal; lit. "The Day Min-woo Arrives") is a 2014 South Korean short film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu, starring Moon Chae-won and Go Soo.[1][2]
It is one of four short films comprising Beautiful 2014, the third annual omnibus project commissioned by Chinese online platform Youku Tudou and the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The other short films were The Dream directed by Shu Kei, HK 2014 - Education for All directed by Christopher Doyle, and Boss I Love You directed by Zhang Yuan.[3] Beautiful 2014 premiered at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 27, 2014.[4] Awaiting received a theatrical release in South Korea on December 18, 2014.
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Plot
A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of the day. But Min-woo left anyway and never returned home, and their marriage was torn apart by the Korean War. Now, sixty years after the division of Korea, she looks forward to reuniting with her beloved Min-woo again.[5]
Cast
- Moon Chae-won as Yeon-hee (past)
- Go Soo as Min-woo
- Son Sook as Yeon-hee (present)
- Yoo Ho-jeong as Sa-ra
- Choi Kyu-hwan
- Yoon Da-hoon as truck driver
- Kim Su-ro
- Lee Dong-jin as officer
References
- ^ Lee Mi-ji (19 December 2013). "Moon Chae Won to cast in director Kang Je Gyu's The Day Min Woo Comes". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ "Go Soo pairs with Moon Chae-won as lifelong lovers". Dramabeans. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Mark Adams (24 March 2014). "Beautiful 2014". Screen International. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ "Beautiful 2014". The 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Clarence Tsui (25 March 2014). "Beautiful 2014 (Mei Ho 2014/Mei Hao 2014): Filmart Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
