''Hommage'' () is a 2021 South Korean film directed by Shin Su-won, starring Lee Jung-eun,

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, and Lee Joo-shil. The film depicts a cinema time travel of a middle-aged film director that connects 1962 and 2022. It was released in theaters on May 26, 2022.

Synopsis

Ji-wan ( Lee Jung-eun), a middle-aged film director who is in a slump due to box office failures, crosses the present and the past while restoring the film ''The Female Judge'' by Hong Eun-won, a first-generation Korean female director who was active in the 1960s.

Cast

* Lee Jung-eun as Ji-wan *

as Ji-wan's husband *

as Ji-wan's son * Lee Joo-shil *

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(special appearance)

Release

''Hommage'' was invited to the International Competition section at the 34th

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where it had its world premier on October 31, 2021. It was also invited to the 69th

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, the 18th

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, the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival, and 21st

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. It won the Jury Award, the highest award at the 20th Florence Korean Film Festival. It was released theatrically on May 26, 2022, in South Korea.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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