Grass (2018 film)

Grass
Grass
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	풀잎들
Revised Romanization	Pul-ip-deul
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Kim Min-hee; Jung Jin-young; Gi Ju-bong
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Son Yeon-ji
Music by	Andrew Orkin
Production; company	Jeonwonsa Film
Distributed by	Jeonwonsa Film; Contents Panda; Movement
Release dates	February 16, 2018 (Berlin); October 25, 2018 (South Korea);
Running time	66 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$29,976

Grass (Korean: 풀잎들; RR: Pul-ip-deul) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written, produced, and directed by Hong Sang-soo.^[2]^[3] It was released theatrically on October 25, 2018.^[4]

Premise

The story about a patron of a Seoul café who observes her fellow customers as they while away their days, drawing inspiration from their conversations for her writing.^[5]^[3]

Cast

Kim Min-hee as A-reum
Jung Jin-young as Kyung-soo
Gi Ju-bong as Chang-soo
Seo Young-hwa as Sung-hwa
Kim Sae-byuk as Ji-young
Ahn Jae-hong as Hong-soo
Gong Min-jeung as Mi-na
Ahn Sun-young as Yeonju
Shin Seok-ho as Jinho
Kim Myung-soo as Jaemyung
Lee Yoo-young^[6] as Soonyoung

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2019	6th Wildflower Film Awards^[7]	Best Supporting Actress	Kim Sae-byuk	Won

Production

Principal photography began on September 7, 2017, and wrapped on September 21, 2017.^[8]

The film marks the sixth collaboration between actress Kim Min-hee and director Hong Sang-soo.^[5]

Release

The film premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2018.^[6]^[9] In early October 2018, the film was screened in the "Korean Cinema Today – Panorama" program of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival.^[4]

References

^ "Grass (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
^ 풀잎들. Naver (in Korean).
^ ^a ^b "Grass (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
^ ^a ^b 홍상수x김민희 '풀잎들', BIFF 공식 일정 성료..25일 국내 개봉. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). 17 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Critics Embrace Hong's Intimate 22nd Work GRASS in Berlin". Korean Film Biz Zone. 17 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kiang, Jessica (16 February 2018). "Berlin Film Review: 'Grass'". Variety.
^ Frater, Patrick (15 April 2019). "Remnants Documentary Wins Korea's Wildflower Awards". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ 풀잎들. Korean Film Biz Zone (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
^ Ehrlich, David (23 February 2018). "'Grass' Review: Hong Sang-soo's First Movie of 2018 Is a Beguiling 66-Minute Charmer for Hardcore Fans Only — Berlinale 2018". IndieWire.

External links

Grass at HanCinema
Grass at IMDb
Grass at Naver Movies (in Korean)

[1] "Grass (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.

[2] 풀잎들. Naver (in Korean).

[grass-3] "Grass (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.

[release-4] 홍상수x김민희 '풀잎들', BIFF 공식 일정 성료..25일 국내 개봉. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). 17 October 2018.

[berlin-5] "Critics Embrace Hong's Intimate 22nd Work GRASS in Berlin". Korean Film Biz Zone. 17 October 2018.

[Variety-6] Kiang, Jessica (16 February 2018). "Berlin Film Review: 'Grass'". Variety.

[7] Frater, Patrick (15 April 2019). "Remnants Documentary Wins Korea's Wildflower Awards". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[8] 풀잎들. Korean Film Biz Zone (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

[9] Ehrlich, David (23 February 2018). "'Grass' Review: Hong Sang-soo's First Movie of 2018 Is a Beguiling 66-Minute Charmer for Hardcore Fans Only — Berlinale 2018". IndieWire.

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