''Night and Day'' () is a 2008 South Korean

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film written and directed by

Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...

, starring

Kim Young-ho Kim Young-ho (born April 9, 1971 in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean foil fencer. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he won the gold medal in individual foil, defeating Ralf Bissdorf of Germany Germany,, of ...

and

Park Eun-hye Park Eun-hye (born February 21, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in ''Dae Jang Geum'', which led to her popularity in China. She also played the lead role in the Taiwanese drama, ''Silence (TV series), Silence'', ...

. The film competed for the

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at the

58th Berlin International Film Festival The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film '' Shine a Light''. ''Be Kind Rewind'' by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Gre ...

Storyline

In the summer of 2007, Kim Seong-nam, a

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

in his forties, travels to

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to escape arrest for smoking

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, leaving his wife behind in Korea. While there he meets an ex-girlfriend, Min-seon, and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

Cast

as Kim Seong-nam, a

as Lee Yoo-jeong, a student in painting major at the ENSB-A *

Hwang Soo-jung Hwang Soo-jung (; born December 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress. After her acting debut in 1994, Hwang became famous for her role as the quiet and classic beauty Lady Ye-jin in the tremendously popular period drama series '' Hur Jun'' in 199 ...

as Han Seong-in, Seong-nam's wife *

Gi Ju-bong Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for '' Offending the Audience'', '' Sorum'' (2001), ''Viva! Love'' (2008) and ''The Spy Gone North ''The Spy Gone North'' () is a 2 ...

as Mr. Jang, a host of the

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* Kim Yoo-jin as Jang Min-seon, Seong-nam's ex-girlfriend * Seo Min-jeong as Jo Hyeon-joo, Yoo-jeong's roommate * Jeong Ji-hye as Jeong Ji-hye, Yoo-jeong's college junior *

Lee Sun-kyun Lee Sun-kyun (born March 2, 1975) is a South Korean actor. After beginning his career in musical theatre, for many years Lee was relegated to minor and supporting roles onscreen, only getting to play lead characters in one-act dramas on KBS ''D ...

as Yoon Kyeong-soo, a student from

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* Lee Jeong-hoon as Teacher Jang

Release

''Night and Day'' premiered at the

on 12 February 2008. It was released in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 13,928 admissions with a gross of $75,557.South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008
. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

Awards and nominations

''Night and Day'' won the award for Best Film at the 17th

Buil Film Awards The Buil Film Awards () is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the ''Busan Ilbo'' newspaper. It began in 1958 as one of the earliest film awards in the country. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the biggest film awards event in the B ...

, held on 9 October 2008.Yi Ch’ang-ho.
''The Chaser'' extends awards lead
. ''Korean Film Council'', 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008

Asia Pacific Screen Awards The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia. In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting and preserving the different cultures th ...

References

External links

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