Goodbye Mom

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|name = Goodbye Mom

|image = File:Goodbyemom2009.jpg

|caption =

|director = Jeong Gi-hun

|producer = Kim Sang-min

|writer = Jeong Gi-hun

|starring = Choi Kang-hee
Kim Young-ae

|music = Kim Jun-seok
Jeong Se-rin

|cinematography = Park Yong-su

|editing = Lee Hyun-mee

|distributor = Showbox

|studio = Sirius Pictures

|released = {{film date|2009|09|09}}

|runtime = 110 minutes

|country = South Korea

|language = Korean

|gross = {{USD|12.6 million}}{{cite web|title=Goodbye Mom (2009)|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20090484|website=Korean Film Biz Zone}}

}}

Goodbye Mom ({{ko-hhrm|애자||Ae-ja}}) is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her mother. A box office hit with more than 1.9 million admissions, Jeong also won Best Director for Asian New Talent Award at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=[K-FILM REVIEWS] 애자 (Goodbye Mom)|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2009/12/k-film-reviews-goodbye-mom.html|website=Screen Anarchy|accessdate=2017-03-18|date=3 December 2009}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Actresses Shine Thru Tears in Aeja|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/08/141_50785.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2017-03-18|date=27 August 2009}}{{cite web|last=Song|first=Woong-ki|title=Aeja, perfect film for Chuseok|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20091002000057|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2017-03-18|date=2 October 2009}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Lynn|title=New film Aeja selling most advance tickets|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009090914181984340|work=10Asia|accessdate=2017-03-18|date=9 September 2009}}{{cite web|title=Goodbye Mom (2009)|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20090484|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=2017-03-18}}{{cite web|title=Finecut dials up Love 911|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1729&blbdComCd=601006|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=2017-03-18|date=14 March 2012}}

Cast

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan=9|2009rowspan=4|46th Grand Bell AwardsBest DirectorJeong Gi-hun{{nom}}
Best ActressChoi Kang-hee{{nom}}
Best Supporting ActressKim Young-ae{{won}}
Best ScreenplayJeong Gi-hun{{nom}}
rowspan=5|30th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest ActressChoi Kang-hee{{nom}}
Best Supporting ActressKim Young-ae{{nom}}
Best New DirectorJeong Gi-hun{{nom}}
Best ScreenplayJeong Gi-hun{{nom}}
Popular Star AwardChoi Kang-hee{{won}}
rowspan=4|2010rowspan=3|46th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actress (Film)Choi Kang-hee{{nom}}
Most Popular - Actress (Film)Choi Kang-hee{{won}}
Best New Director (Film)Jeong Gi-hun{{nom}}
13th Shanghai International Film FestivalBest Director for Asian New Talent AwardJeong Gi-hun{{won}}

References

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