Time is the thirteenth feature film by South Korean director Kim Ki-duk. It premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on June 30, 2006.
| Time | |
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 Time film poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 시간 |
| Hanja | 時間 |
| Revised Romanization | Sigan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sigan |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
| Written by | Kim Ki-duk |
| Starring | Ha Jung-woo Sung Hyun-ah |
| Distributed by | Sponge Happinet |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Japan South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $1 million[citation needed] |
| Box office | $185,299[1][2] |
Plot
editSeh-hee and Ji-woo (Ha Jung-woo) are a young couple two years into their relationship. Though he never acts on his impulses, Ji-woo has something of a roving eye and Seh-hee is intensely jealous and fearful that Ji-woo will soon lose interest and leave her. Believing that Ji-woo is bored with seeing the same, boring her all the time, Seh-hee takes drastic action, leaving him without warning and having drastic cosmetic surgery, taking on a new face, which she hopes to use to snare him again, under an assumed identity, once she has healed. But when Ji-woo shows interest in this new and "improved" Seh-hee (Sung Hyun-ah), it triggers only more self-doubt and loathing.[3] After all, he may love the "new" girl, but does this mean that he has rejected the old? Seh-hee is utterly trapped in her own insecurities, a situation that prompts Ji-woo to take drastic action of his own.
Production
editFilming locations include Baemikkumi Sculpture Park in South Korea.[4][5]
Reception
editOf 34 critics counted on Rotten Tomatoes, 76% positively reviewed Time, with the critics' consensus being: "A tale of love and plastic surgery, Kim Ki-Duk's haunting film is both wryly comic and disturbing."[6] The film holds a 73/100 on Metacritic.[7]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chicago International Film Festival | International Film Competition | Time | Won |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Make-Up | Jin Jang | Won | ||
| 2nd Pyeongtaek Film Festival | New Currents Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Won | |
| 2007 | 27th Oporto International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Time (2006)". KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Shi gan (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Joo, Jung-wan (29 August 2006). "On celluloid, plastic is murder". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Biking Korea's "Three Brother Islands"- Shindo, Sido and Modo". seoulmateskorea.com. seoulmateskorea. September 29, 2013. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Modo Island, a sexy island of sculptures". smart.incheon.go.kr. Inchenews. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Shi gan (Time) (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Time Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 6, 2016.