Night and Day (Korean: 밤과 낮) is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, starring Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye. The film competed for the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Hangul | 밤과 낮 |
Revised Romanization | Bam-goa Nat |
McCune–Reischauer | Pam-koa Nat |
Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Kang Dong-goo Kim Yeong-deok Oh Jeong-wan Jo Kwang-hee |
Starring | Kim Young-ho Park Eun-hye Hwang Soo-jung |
Narrated by | Kim Yeong-ho |
Cinematography | Kim Hoon-kwang |
Edited by | Hahm Seong-won |
Music by | Jeong Yong-jin |
Production company | Bom Films |
Distributed by | Sponge Entertainment |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $208,859[1] |
In the summer of 2007, Kim Seong-nam, a painter in his forties, travels to Paris, France to escape arrest for smoking marijuana, 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.
Night and Day premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2008.[2] It was released in South Korean theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 13,928 admissions with a gross of $75,557.[3][4]
Night and Day won the award for Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards, held on 9 October 2008.[5] Hong Sang-soo was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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