Sisters on the Road (Korean: 지금, 이대로가 좋아요; RR: Jigeum, idaeroga joayo; lit. "Now, things are just fine as they are") is a South Korean independent film written and directed by Boo Ji-young,[1] and starring Shin Min-a and Gong Hyo-jin.[2][3]
| Sisters on the Road | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 지금, 이대로가 좋아요 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jigeum, idaeroga joayo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chigŭm, idaeroga choayo |
| Directed by | Boo Ji-young |
| Written by | Boo Ji-young |
| Produced by | Park Soon-hong |
| Starring | Shin Min-a Gong Hyo-jin |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-eun |
| Edited by | Kim Su-jin |
| Music by | Choi Seung-hyun |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Filming was in 2007 and its world premiere was at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. It was released in South Korean theaters in 2009.[4][5][6][7]
Plot edit
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, lifestyle and even fathers go on a road trip together. On their trip, Myung-eun and Myung-ju quarrel over their differences, share secrets, reminisce about their past, and eventually embrace each other as family.
Director Boo Ji-young captures the delicately subtle atmosphere floating between women, and how inscrutable life is.[8][9]
Cast edit
- Shin Min-a as Park Myung-eun
- Gong Hyo-jin as Oh Myung-ju
- Kim Sang-hyun as Hyun-ah
- Lee Seon-hee as Eun-shil
- Chu Kwi-jung as Hye-sook
- Moon Jae-woon as Hyun-sik
- Bae Eun-jin as Seung-ah
References edit
- ^ "Sisters on the Road". IndieStory. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ Shin, Hae-in (14 April 2009). "Stunning ending polarizes audiences in sisterhood movie". Yonhap. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Shin Mina & Kong Hyo Jin's Interview". Movieweek via KP Culture. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ D'Sa, Nigel (1 October 2008). "Korean World Premieres at PIFF 2008". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Edwards, Russell (20 October 2008). "Sisters on the Road". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (5 October 2008). "Sisters on the Road". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Sisters on the Road: Bottom line". The Korea Society. Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ Lee, Sang-yong. "Sisters on the Road". PIFF.org. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ Mudge, James (7 November 2009). "Sisters on the Road (2008) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
