Cast
* Bang Min-ah as Kang-i * Shim Dal-gi as Ah-ram * Han Sung-min as Yeon So-yeong * Yoon Hye-riProduction
On 30 October 2019, Bang Min-ah was confirmed to appear in the film based on the novel ''The Best Life'' by Lim Sol-ah. The novel has won the 4th Munhakdongne University Novel Awards in 2015.Release
''Snowball'' was premiered atReception
Box office
The film was initially released on 101 screens. , it grossed US$78,076 from 10,508 admissions.Critical response
Panos Kotzathanasis reviewing for HanCinema wrote that Lee Woo-jeong has directed the film with two main elements irrationality and violence. In his opinion Lee Jae-u's cinematography was average and pace of the film was slow due to editing. Kotzathanasis praised the performance of the main actors and ends the review as, "''Snowball'' has its merits, with parts of the script, the acting, and a number of comments being well communicated. As a whole however, it does not make that much sense, with the sole "excuse" here being that it is Lee Woo-jeong's feature debut." Lee Seon-pil of Ohmy News, rating the film with 3.5 stars out of 5 wrote, that the film has tried to communicate with the audience by delving into life of three high school girls, who broke the accepted social rules and expectations. He summed up the review as, " he filmpresenting a storm of complex emotions rather than easy sympathy." Lee Han-lim of The Fact reviewing the film wrote that film began as autobiographical diary of the protagonist. He praised the actors for their performance, writing, "The performances of the actors stand out". Lee calling it, "A memorable independent art film" wrote, "The emotional change that Kang Yi feels toward the end of the film is extremely realistic and shocking." Lee Joo-hyun of '' Cine21'' reviewing the film appreciated the cinematography with handheld camera to "capture expressions and actions of teenage girls in a simple yet vivid way" and "creating cinematic moments under the influence of the original rather than escaping far from it". Praising the performance of lead actresses, Lee wrote, "All three actors in the movie give their best performances." Liking the setting of film plot in the early 2000s, Lee felt, "The low-saturation screen brings out the feeling of the past." As the film didn't actually show the physical violence, Lee appreciated "the intentional omission and distance from the film", and moving away of camera but capturing the "emotions before and after the event". Kang Hyo-jin of Spotify News reviewing the film wrote, "..in this work which focuses on emotional changes rather than the story", the portrayal of protagonist was "not easy to interpret and express as she has to show dramatic changes". Kang lauded the performance of lead actresses Bang Min-ah and said, "Bang Min-ah, who has grown into an actress did a great job in the lead role." Kang felt that the ending of film was abrupt and " tmay lead to different likes and dislikes in terms of 'empathy'." She opined, "It he filmmeticulously captures fragments of emotions and memories that anyone who has spent their school days should feel at least once." Igor Fishman reviewing the film, opined that the director Lee has focused on generally felt teenage estrangement, as engrossing and basic asAwards and nominations
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