''On the Beach at Night Alone'' () is a 2017 South Korean

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written, produced, 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 ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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in the main competition section of the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. ''Django (2017 film), Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear ...

. At Berlin, Kim Min-hee won the

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award.

Plot

Young-hee is a washed up actress who is stressed by a relationship with a married man in Korea. On the beach she wonders: Is he missing me, like I miss him?

Cast

* Kim Min-hee as Young-hee *Seo Young-hwa as Jee-young *

Kwon Hae-hyo Kwon Hae-hyo (born November 6, 1965) is a South Korean television, film and stage actor. He is also an activist, involved in the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, th ...

as Chun-woo *

Jung Jae-young Jeong Jae-yeong (born Jeong Ji-hyeon; November 21, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He's best known for his roles in the critically acclaimed films '' Silmido'' (2003), ''Right Now, Wrong Then'' (2015), and '' On the Beach at Night Alone'' (2017). ...

as Myung-soo *

Song Seon-mi A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

as Jun-hee *

Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun (born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor. Career Moon was born in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Re ...

as Sang-won *

Ahn Jae-hong Ahn Jae-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement. See also * Korea Independence Party The Korea Independence Party (; KIP) was a p ...

as Seung-hee *Park Yea-ju as Do-hee *

Gong Min-jeung Gong Min-jeung (, born Kim Min-jung on 30 September 1986) is a South Korean actress. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Film Art Department of Konkuk University. She's known for her roles in three Hong Sang-soo films, ''Yourself a ...

as Ma-ri

Critical response

On review aggregator

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, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''On the Beach at Night Alone'' finds writer-director Sang-soo Hong working in a more personal vein—without losing the singular sensibilities that have informed much of his acclaimed earlier work. On

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, the film holds an average rating of 80 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.

Accolades

References

External links

Cinema Guild official site
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