Hill of Freedom
- September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
- September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04) (South Korea)
English
Japanese
Hill of Freedom (Korean: 자유의 언덕; RR: Jayuui Eondeok) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2][3][4][5] It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival,[6][7] and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival.[8][9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014.[10]
Plot
Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago. Mori arrives in Bukchon, a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background. Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won. Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon. Then even though Young-sun already has a boyfriend, she and Mori become lovers.[11]
Cast
- Ryo Kase as Mori[12]
- Moon So-ri as Young-sun
- Seo Young-hwa as Kwon
- Kim Eui-sung as Sang-won
- Youn Yuh-jung as Gu-ok
- Gi Ju-bong as Byeong-joo
- Lee Min-woo as Ji Kwang-hyun
- Jung Eun-chae as Nam-hee
- Jeong Yong-jin as Yeom-gu
- Na Hye-jin as Employee
- Kim Min-jae as Employee
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Won |
Critics' Top 10 | Hill of Freedom | Won | ||
36th Three Continents Festival | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Won | |
2015 | 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards[13] | Best Director (Grand Prix) | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated |
9th Asian Film Awards[14] | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Nominated | |
Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Ryo Kase | Nominated | ||
2nd Wildflower Film Awards[15] | Best Director (Narrative Film) | Hong Sang-soo | Won | |
Best Actor | Ryo Kase | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Moon So-ri | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | ||
51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | |
24th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Nominated | |
Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Hill of Freedom (2014)". www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (2 September 2014). "Venice Film Review: Hill of Freedom". Variety. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Elley, Derek (10 September 2014). "Hill of Freedom". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Anderson, John (11 September 2014). "Toronto Review: Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom is Full of Soul". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Brody, Richard (27 September 2014). "Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (5 September 2014). "Korean Masters on Show in Venice". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ "Hong Sang-soo's Latest Film Receives Rave Reviews at Venice Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (4 November 2014). "Top Honors for HILL OF FREEDOM at 34th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (3 December 2014). "Hong's Hill of Freedom wins top film award in Nantes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ Brody, Richard (11 December 2014). "The Best Movies of 2014". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ Yun, Ina (22 September 2014). "(In Focus) Hill of Freedom: Hong Sang-soo's daring new film, alternately funny and haunting". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Lee, Eun-sun; Lee, Sung-eun (5 September 2014). "Looking for love in Bukchon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Ma, Kevin (9 March 2015). "Hard Day leads Chunsa Film Art nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ Yoon, Ina (4 March 2015). "Korean Films and Artists Nominated for the Asian Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ Ma, Kevin (1 April 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
External links
- Hill of Freedom at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Hill of Freedom at IMDb
- Hill of Freedom at HanCinema
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