Sisters on the Road

2009 1h 36m KO

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 8

Drama

Synopsis

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The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kong Hyo-jin
Myung-ju
Shin Min-a
Myung-eun
Chu Gwi-jeong
Hye-sook
Kim Sang-hyun
Hyun-ah
Mun Jae-won
Hyun-sik
Lee Jung-eun
Yeonpotang Woman
Han Dong-hwa
Yeonpotang Man
Ahn Se-eun
Young Myung-eun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Boo Ji-young
Writers: Boo Ji-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Boo Ji-young, shot by Kim Dong-eun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Su-jin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kong Hyo-jin and Shin Min-a and Chu Gwi-jeong carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1542903 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Boo Ji-young directs. Kim Dong-eun behind the camera. Kim Su-jin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Boo Ji-young, shot by Kim Dong-eun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kim Su-jin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kong Hyo-jin and Shin Min-a and Chu Gwi-jeong carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1542903 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.