End of Winter
{{Infobox film
|name = End of Winter
|image = End of Winter poster.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = Kim Dae-hwan
|producer = Lee Im-geol
|screenplay = Park Jin-soo
|starring = Mun Chang-gil
Lee Young-ran
Kim Min-hyeuk
Lee Sang-hee
Hur Jae-won
|music = Kang Min-kook
|cinematography = Kim Bo-ram
|editing = Kim Dae-hwan
|distributor =
|studio = Tiger Cinema
|released = {{film date|2014|10||BIFF|2016|4|21|South Korea}}
|runtime = 99-102 minutes
|country = South Korea
|language = Korean
|gross =
}}
End of Winter ({{ko-hhrm|철원기행||Cheol-won-gi-haeng}}) is a 2014 South Korean drama film. Directed by Kim Dae-hwan in his feature debut and a project of the Graduate School of Cinematic Content at Dankook University, it explores the breakup of a family. It made its world premiere at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in 2014 and won New Currents Award.{{cite web|last1=Doo|first1=Rumy|title=[Herald Review] Korean family observed in End of Winter|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160419000656|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=19 April 2016}}{{cite web|first=Nemo|last=Kim|title=BUSAN: End of Winter and 13 Share New Currents Awards|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/asia/busan-end-of-winter-and-13-share-new-currents-awards-1201327264/|website=Variety|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=10 October 2014}}
Synopsis
Kim Sung-geun's (Mun Chang-gil) wife, two sons and daughter-in-law gather in Cheorwon for his retirement ceremony as he ends his teaching career at the Cheorwon Technical High School. While eating at a Chinese restaurant, he drops the bombshell and announces he plans to get a divorce. Without explaining his decision, it leaves his shocked wife Yoon Yeo-jung (Lee Young-ran) angry and speechless, and the family in confusion. When heavy snow prevents them from leaving, they are forced to stay at Sung-geun's apartment, leading to an uncomfortable time together as they seek shelter from the cold winter.{{cite web|title=End of Winter|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history19_02.asp?mode=view&idx=14116&piff_code=2014|website=BIFF|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=October 2014}}{{cite web|title=End of Winter (2016)|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20141589|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2017-06-05}}
Cast
- Mun Chang-gil as Kim Sung-geun
- Lee Young-ran as Yoon Yeo-jung
- Kim Min-hyeuk as Kim Dong-wook
- Lee Sang-hee as Hye-jung
- Hur Jae-won as Su-hyung
- Park Chan-yun
Reception
BIFF's jury head Iranian director Asghar Farhadi: "It impressed us with its stylistic consistency, its skillful exploration of family relations, its elegant mastery of cinematic space, and its great ensemble cast."{{cite web|title=End of Winter, 13 win at Busan film fest|url=http://china.org.cn/arts/2014-10/12/content_33739308.htm|website=china.org.cn|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=12 October 2014}}
The Hollywood Reporter: "First time filmmaker Kim Dae-hwan makes an impression with a well acted and recognizable snapshot of family strife."{{cite web|last1=Kerr|first1=Elizabeth|title=End of Winter: Busan Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/end-winter-busan-review-738273|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=6 October 2014}}
Screen International: "Kim Dae-hwan's impressive and dispassionate debut feature tackles such (trials and tribulations of family life) issues with a sensible sense of restraint through its rich but subtle aesthetic as it follows a family on the verge of turmoil after the father suddenly announces he wants a divorce."{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Bechervaise|title=End Of Winter|url=http://www.screendaily.com/end-of-winter/5078390.article|website=Screen International|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=8 October 2014}}
Pierce Conran: "End of Winter boasts strong performances and an admirably restrained yet intelligent mis-en-scene. However, in its resemblance to many other Korean family dramas...it will have trouble standing out from the pack."{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=Busan 2014 Review: END OF WINTER Boasts Strong Cast And Subtle Mise-en-scene|url=http://www.modernkoreancinema.com/2014/10/busan-2014-review-end-of-winter-boasts.html|website=modernkoreancinema.com|accessdate=2017-06-05|date=8 October 2014}}
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{hancinema film|End_of_Winter|End of Winter}}
- {{KMDb film|14386|End of Winter}}
- {{IMDb title|4108740|End of Winter}}
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Category:South Korean drama films