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To the Starry Island (Korean: 그 섬에 가고싶다; RR: Geu seom-e gago sipta) is a 1993 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.

To the Starry Island
Poster for To the Starry Island (1993)
Hangul	그 섬에 가고싶다
Revised Romanization	Geu seomae gagosipda
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭ sŏme kagosipta
Directed by	Park Kwang-su[1]
Written by	Lee Chang-dong Im Chul-woo Park Kwang-su
Produced by	Park Kwang-su
Starring	Ahn Sung-ki Moon Sung-keun
Cinematography	Yoo Young-gil
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Song Hong-seop
Distributed by	Park Kwang-su Film
Release date	December 25, 1993 (1993-12-25)
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$195[2]

Plot

According to his father's wishes, Moon Jae-Goo attempts to bury his father's body on the island on which he was born. Because of bitter memories of his father's political past during wartime, the villagers refuse to allow his burial. Kim Cheol, Moon's poet friend, attempts to persuade the villagers to change their minds while Moon recalls his past life on the island and his relationships with four local women.[1][3]

Cast

• Ahn Sung-ki as Kim Cheol[1]
• Moon Sung-keun as Moon Jae-Goo
• Shim Hye-jin as Oknimi
• Ahn So-young as Bulttoknyo
• Lee Yong-yi as Upsoonne
• Kim Yong-man
• Heo Joon-ho
• Kim Il-woo
• Min Kyoung-jin
• Park Bu-yang

Reception

To the Starry Island had received a positive review from Time Out, which called the film "fascinating, with a bold, shocking climax".[4]

Awards

• Three Continents Festival (1994): Audience Award[5]

Bibliography

• Rooney, David (1994-07-15). "To the Starry Island". Variety.

References

External links

• To the Starry Island at IMDb

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