Sundays in August
North American Premiere
Korea, 2005, 104 min
Korean with English subtitles
Screening Time
3:00pm April 15, 2007
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Director
Lee Jin-woo
Filmography
The Wind Stirs (2006), Thinner Than Skin (2004), Simple Passion (2003), GOD (2000), Dream Come True? (1999), I Love You (1998)
Cast and Credits
Yang Eun-yong, Im Hyung-kook, Oh Jung-sae
Synopsis
With his wife in coma from a car accident, Ho-sang sleeps with Si-nae, the physician in charge of his wife. Feeling disillusioned with an inappropriate relationship with her co-worker Tae-jin, Si-nae has another relationship with Ho-sang. She, however, replies, “Don’t violate the rules,” when Ho-sang asks if she is interested in him. Although Ho-sang and Si-nae feel lonely, they realize sex between lonely souls cannot become their consolation.
So-kook feels uneasy as his mother goes on a date with an old friend of his deceased father. This senior couple share barbeques at a restaurant beside the railway like young couples, sing songs together at a karaoke and go on a trip with the amount of that they have. Having seen this old friend of his father since So-kook was little, he cannot understand their relationship, and yet he offers some money for their trip. Feeling sorry for his father and unsatisfied with his mother, he has no choice but to change his mind by blessing her intentions.
Curious encounters of these people without feeling passion, depict sometimes severe or bland human relationships that are unpredictable in uncertain lives.
Awards and Festivals
Edinburg International Film Festival 2006
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2006
Cineastes Organization Osaka EX Film Festival 2006
Seoul Independent Film Festival 2005
Pusan Internationall Film Festival 2005