On the Beach at Night Alone (Korean: 밤의 해변에서 혼자; RR: Bamui Haebyeoneseo Honja) is a 2017 South Korean drama film written, produced, and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] At Berlin, Kim Min-hee won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award.[3]
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Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Hong Sang-soo |
Starring | Kim Min-hee Seo Young-hwa Kwon Hae-hyo Jung Jae-young Song Seon-mi Moon Sung-keun |
Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo Park Hong-yeol |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Film Company |
Distributed by | Contents Panda (part of NEW) |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$399,651[1] |
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?
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 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.[4] On Metacritic, the film holds an average rating of 80 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[5]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2017 | 67th Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won |
Golden Bear | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | ||
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[6] | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Jerusalem Film Festival[7] | Wilf Family Foundation Award for Best International Film | On the Beach at Night Alone | Won | |
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[8] | Top Ten Films | Won | ||
26th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Nominated | |
2018 | 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards[9] | Nominated |
Films directed by Hong Sang-soo | |
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