''The World of Us'' () is a 2016 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 and directed by
Yoon Ga-eun in her feature-length directorial debut. The film was released in South Korea on June 16, 2016.
Premise
The film centers around Sun (
Choi Soo-in
Choi Soo-In (born March 5, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first came to the attention of the public with her debut role in the 2016 film '' The World of Us'', where she plays a lonely and outcast child who tries her utmost to hold onto h ...
), an elementary school girl and social outcast who befriends a transfer student named Jia (Seol Hye-in) during a summer vacation. When the new semester begins, their new friendship is put to test as Sun and Jia are subject to bullying and internal problems. Will they be able to get past their boundaries?
Cast
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Choi Soo-in
Choi Soo-In (born March 5, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first came to the attention of the public with her debut role in the 2016 film '' The World of Us'', where she plays a lonely and outcast child who tries her utmost to hold onto h ...
as Sun
*Seol Hye-in as Ji-ah
*Lee Seo-yeon as Bo-ra
*Kang Min-joon as Yoon
*Kim Hee-joon as Eun-joo
*Kim Chae-yeon as Tae-yeon
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Jang Hye-jin as Mom
*Son Suk-bae as Dad
Release
On June 16, 2016, it was released on 136 screens in Korea through At9 Film. In Japan, it was opened in 30 halls, starting with S&B Garden Cinema on September 23, 2017.
Home media
''The World of Us'' was released on DVD on February 16, 2017. Afterwards, on December 20, 2018, a
Blu-ray disc
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composed of two discs was released through an android.
DVD
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s and Blu-ray Discs include commentaries and supplementary videos.
Assessment
Box-office
As of April 19, 2021, it recorded 51,008 audiences and 378,320,114 won in sales.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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The World of Us' at
Naver Movies
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South Korean drama films
2016 films
Films about children
2016 drama films
2016 directorial debut films
2010s South Korean films
2010s Korean-language films