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RUNTIME
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Tight 67-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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Hill of Freedom
2014 1h 7m KO
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6.7
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6.7TMDB Β· 73
Drama
Synopsis
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Kwon returns to Seoul from a restorative stay in the mountains. She is given a packet of letters left by Mori, who has come back from Japan to propose to her. Kwon drops and scatters the letters, all of which are undated. When she reads them, she has to make sense of the chronology.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Ryo Kase
Mori
Moon So-ri
Youngsun
Seo Young-hwa
Kwon
Kim Eui-sung
Sangwon
Youn Yuh-jung
Innkeeper
Jung Eun-chae
Namhee
Ki Joo-bong
Byeongjoo
Jeong Yong-jin
Yeomgu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Hong Sang-soo
- Writers
- Hong Sang-soo
- Languages
- Japanese, English, Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.
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ERA
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Hong Sang-soo, shot by Park Hong-yeol. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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AWARDS
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Editor Hahm Sung-won 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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Ryo Kase and Moon So-ri and Seo Young-hwa carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Hong Sang-soo directs. Park Hong-yeol behind the camera. Jeong Yong-jin scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, English, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 67-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Hong Sang-soo, shot by Park Hong-yeol. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Ryo Kase and Moon So-ri and Seo Young-hwa carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt3732252 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 73 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Park Hong-yeol
- Original score
- Jeong Yong-jin
- Editing
- Hahm Sung-won
- Runtime
- 67 min Β· 1h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Hong Sang-soo
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Jeonwonsa Film
KR
Key crew
- EditorHahm Sung-won
- ProducerHong Sang-soo
- Still PhotographerKim Jin-yeong
- ProducerKim Cho-hee
- Lighting DirectorLee Eui-haeng
- Lighting TechnicianKim Su-min
- Assistant EditorSon Yeon-ji
- Sound SupervisorKim Mir
- Technical SupervisorLee Jea-han
- Recording SupervisionSong Ye-jin
- ColoristNo Byeong-uk
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japanese
- seoul, south korea
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-09-30Β· New York Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- μμ μ μΈλKR
- Ja-yu-eui eon-deokKR
- θͺη±δΉδΈHK
