Sunny (2008 film)
{{short description|2008 film directed by Lee Joon-ik}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sunny
| image = Sunny film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes
| hangul = 님은 먼곳에
| rr = Nimeun meongose
| mr = Nimŭn mŏnkote}}
| director = Lee Joon-ik
| producer = Jung Seung-hye
Cho Chul-hyun
| writer = Choi Seok-hwan
| starring = Soo Ae
Jung Jin-young
| music = Lee Byung-hoon
Bang Jun-seok
| cinematography = Na Seung-yong
| editing = Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
| distributor = Showbox/Mediaplex
| released = {{Film date|2008|06|23}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|11.1 million}}
}}
Sunny ({{korean|hangul=님은 먼곳에|rr=Nimeun meongose|lit=My Dear is Far Away}}) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Lee Joon-ik. Soo Ae plays the titular Soon-yi, whose husband enlists to fight in the Vietnam War, and she decides to join a singing group that will travel to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers there.Lee, Hyo-won (17 July 2008). "[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/11/141_27773.html Watch Sooni Become Sunny]". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2008-11-29.{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 님은 먼 곳에 (Sunny)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2008/10/k-film-reviews-sunny.html|work=Twitch Film|accessdate=2013-03-26|date=9 October 2008|archive-date=2014-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121010747/http://twitchfilm.com/2008/10/k-film-reviews-sunny.html|url-status=dead}}
Plot
Soon-yi is a young woman stuck in an arranged marriage to a man who still loves his college girlfriend. Her husband, Sang-gil, is a soldier in the South Korean army, and though she visits him regularly, he does not return her affections. After Sang-gil is sent to fight in the Vietnam War, Soon-yi resolves to follow him. She joins a band which is heading there, where she sings for the soldiers as "Sunny", with the hope of being reunited with her husband.
Cast
- Soo Ae ... Soon-yi/Sunny
- Jung Jin-young ... Kim Jeong-man, band leader
- Jung Kyung-ho ... Yong-deuk, bassist
- Joo Jin-mo ... Seong-chan, guitarist
- Shin Hyeon-tak ... Cheol-sik, drummer
- Uhm Tae-woong ... Sang-gil, Sunny's husband
- Park Yoon-ho ... Private Kim
- Lee Joo-sil ... Mother-in-law
- Jo Mi-ryung ... Jeni
- Shin Jung-geun ... Battalion commander
- Fredrik Skalin ... Soldier
Production
Sunny was produced on a budget of {{SK won|7.1 billion}} ({{USD|7 million}}). Director Lee Joon-ik made the protagonist female in response to criticism that his films were largely male-oriented. Lee cast Soo Ae in the lead role, saying, "No other actress in [South] Korea has the distinctively pure image that [she] has". Soo Ae did two months of training to refine her singing and dancing skills, and admitted to being concerned over whether or not she could pull off the character.Yang, Sung-jin (2 July 2008). "[http://www.hancinema.net/-sunny-offers-a-woman-s-vietnam-war-14376.html Sunny offers a woman's Vietnam War]". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
Release
Sunny was released in South Korea on July 23, 2008. On its opening weekend it was ranked second at the box office with 480,144 admissions,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2008.07.25+%7E+2008.07.27&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2008.07.25 ~ 2008.07.27). Hancinema. Retrieved 2008-11-29. and exceeded the one million mark on July 19."[http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?font_size=13&No=7904 My Love is Far Away Attracts 1 Mil. Movie-Goers in A Week]{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". KBS World. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-29. As of August 31, Sunny had received a total of 1,804,223 admissions nationwide, and as of September 14 had grossed a total of {{USD|11,093,277}}."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=37&p=.htm South Korea Box Office September 12–14, 2008]". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Result !! Ref. | ||||
| rowspan=16 | 2008
| rowspan=2 | 4th Premiere Rising Star Awards Summit (PIFF) | Best Actress | Soo Ae | {{won}} | rowspan=2 | Yi, Ch'ang-ho (10 October 2008). "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1091 HA Jung-woo and SU Ae are tomorrow's stars]". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-11-29. | |
| Best New Actor | Jung Kyung-ho | {{won}} | ||
| rowspan=6 | 17th Buil Film Awards
| Best Film | Sunny | {{nom}} | rowspan=6 | Yi, Ch'ang-ho (24 October 2008). "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1099 The Chaser extends awards lead]". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-11-29. | |
| Best Actress | Soo Ae | {{won}} | ||
| Best Lighting | Park Se-mun | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Music | Lee Byung-hoon, Bang Jun-seok | {{won}} | ||
| Technical Award | Hong Jang-pyo (Special Effects) | {{nom}} | ||
| Buil Readers' Jury Award | Sunny | {{nom}} | ||
| 28th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | rowspan=3 |Soo Ae | {{won}} | |
| 28th Arts Council Korea | Artist of the Year, Film category | {{won}} | ||
| rowspan=2 | 31st Golden Cinematography Awards
| rowspan=2 | Popularity Award | {{won}} | |||
| Jung Jin-young | {{won}} | |||
| rowspan=4 | 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Soo Ae | {{nom}} | rowspan=4 | {{cite web|title=Sunny - Awards|url=http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/farfromme/|work=Cinemasie|accessdate=2013-03-26}} | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jung Kyung-ho | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Art Direction | Kang Seung-yong | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Music | Lee Byung-hoon, Bang Jun-seok | {{won}} | ||
| rowspan=6 | 2009
| rowspan=2 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Lee Joon-ik | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Actress | rowspan="2" |Soo Ae | {{nom}} | ||
| rowspan=3 | 46th Grand Bell Awards
|Best Actress | {{won}} | rowspan=3 | | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jung Kyung-ho | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Costume Design | Shim Hyun-sub | {{nom}} | ||
| 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | Soo Ae | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20080724184255/http://www.nim2008.com/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{kmdb film|09771|Sunny}}
- {{IMDb title|1275830|Sunny}}
- {{hancinema film|Sunny|Sunny}}
{{Lee Joon-ik}}
Category:2000s musical drama films
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Category:Films directed by Lee Joon-ik
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:2000s South Korean films