Me and Me (Korean: 사라진 시간; lit. Vanished Time) is a 2020 South Korean mystery drama film written and directed by Jung Jin-young (in his directorial debut), starring Cho Jin-woong, Bae Soo-bin, Jung Hae-kyun and Cha Soo-yeon.[1][2]
| Me and Me | |
|---|---|
 International poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 사라진 時間 |
| Revised Romanization | Sarajin Sigan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sarajin Sigan |
| Directed by | Jung Jin-young |
| Screenplay by | Jung Jin-young |
| Produced by | Jang Won-suk |
| Starring | Cho Jin-woong Bae Soo-bin Jung Hae-kyun Cha Soo-yeon |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyun-suk |
| Edited by | Kim Woo-il |
| Music by | Dalpalan Sung Ki-wan Heo Joon-hyuk |
Production companies | B.A. Entertainment Dani Film |
| Distributed by | Acemaker Movieworks |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | est. US$1.28 million[1] |
Plot edit
Hyung-goo (Cho Jin-woong) is a detective. He investigates a fire accident site in a country village. The home were the fire accident took place belonged to married couple Soo-hyuk (Bae Soo-bin) and Yi-young (Cha Soo-yeon). The married couple died from suffocation. Hyung-goo senses something suspicious about village residents. One day, he wakes up in the house where the fire accident took place. He finds that his life has completely changed. The house which burned down in his memory, is standing unblemished. The village residents call him teacher instead of detective. His family, house, and job has completely disappeared.[1]
Cast edit
- Cho Jin-woong as Park Hyung-goo
- Bae Soo-bin as Kim Soo-hyuk
- Jung Hae-kyun as Jung Hae-kyun
- Cha Soo-yeon as Yoon Yi-young
- Lee Sun-bin as Cho-hee
- Shin Dong-mi as Jun Ji-hyun/Mi-kyung
- Shin Kang-kyun
- Jang Won-young
- Lee Jang-won
- Noh Kang-min
Production edit
Principal photography began on September 30, 2018, and wrapped on November 18, 2018.[3]
Release edit
The film was theatrically released on June 18, 2020.[1]
It was screened at the 24th Fantasia International Film Festival’s signature Cheval Noir competition, earning a Special Mention for Best Actor prize, for Cho Jin-woong, as well as a Special Mention from the jury for Debut Films Competition.[4] The film also invited to the 19th Florence Korean Film Festival and 15th Paris Korean Film Festival.[5][6]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24th Fantasia International Film Festival | Special Mention for the Best Actor | Cho Jin-woong | Won | [2] |
| Special Mention for Debut Films | Jung Jin-young | Won | |||
| 29th Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | |||
| 21st Busan Film Critics Awards | Won | ||||
| Best Actor | Cho Jin-woong | Won | |||
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Jung Jin-young | Nominated | |
| 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor – Film | Cho Jin-woong | Nominated | ||
| 8th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Jung Jin-young | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Director | Won | ||||
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor | Cho Jin-woong | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "ME AND ME (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Lee Mi-ji (October 4, 2018). "[공식] 정진영 연출 데뷔…조진웅 주연 '클로즈 투 유' 크랭크인". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Pierce Conran (September 16, 2020). "ME AND ME Picks Up 2 Prizes at Fantasia Film Festival". KOFIC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Pierce Conran (May 28, 2021). "Florence Korean Film Fest Stages Moon Sori Retrospective". KOFIC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Pierce Conran (June 11, 2021). "OK! MADAM and ME AND ME to Bookend 15th Paris Korean Film Festival". KOFIC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
