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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Cast
Song Hye-kyo
Da-hye
Nam Ji-hyun
Ji-min
Song Chang-eui
Song-ho
Ki Tae-young
Sang-woo
Jin Kyung
Sang-woo's Sister
Kim Ji-young
Young Da-hye
Park Hye-jin
Mother
Park Wan-kyu
Priest
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lee Jeong-hyang
- Writers
- Lee Jeong-hyang
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang, shot by Kim Hyung-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kim Yang-hui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Sang-bum 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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Song Hye-kyo and Nam Ji-hyun and Song Chang-eui carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sorry to forgive so easily.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lee Jeong-hyang directs. Kim Hyung-joo behind the camera. Kim Yang-hui scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang, shot by Kim Hyung-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Kim Yang-hui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Song Hye-kyo and Nam Ji-hyun and Song Chang-eui carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Sorry to forgive so easily.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2085883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Hyung-joo
- Original score
- Kim Yang-hui
- Editing
- Kim Sang-bum
- Production design
- Shin Jeom-hee
- Costume design
- Lee Jin-suk
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $620,000
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 15
Also by
Lee Jeong-hyang
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Lotte Entertainment
KR
Key crew
- Lighting DirectorLee Cheol-oh
- Art DirectionHeo Ja-yeon
- Sound SupervisorLee Sung-jin
- Line ProducerKim Ji-hoon
- Production DesignShin Jeom-hee
- Costume DesignLee Jin-suk
- EditorKim Sang-bum
- EditorKim Jae-beom
- Fight ChoreographerYoo Sang-seob
- Line ProducerKim Yo-hwan
- Sound Effects DesignerJeong Ji-young
- Digital Intermediate ProducerRyu Yeon
- StuntsSong Won-jong
- ProducerHwang Woo-hyun
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-10-2715
Also known as
International titles
- 今天CN
- A Reason to LiveUS
- O-NeulKR
- 私が、生きる理由：2011JP
