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2006 in film

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 film directed by So Yong Kim about a young girl from Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 and her coming of age in her new surroundings. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival

2006 Sundance Film Festival

The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006. It was held in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah; Ogden, Utah; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the...

, and was released into select theaters on June 27, 2007.

Synopsis

Much of the film's focus is on the relationship of Aimie, a teenage Korean immigrant, and her best friend, Tran. Each is ambivalent about romantic feelings for the other and communicate through indirect means of hoping the other can read their mind, often followed by passive-aggressive tactics when such indirect communication inevitably leads to disappointment. Subplots concern Aimie's strained relationship with her mother, the absence of her father, and her increasing loneliness and isolation as she drifts apart from Tran.

Cast

• Jiseon Kim as Aimie
• Taegu Andy Kang as Tran
• Bokja Kim as Mom
• Gina Kim as Michelle
• Virginia Wu as Michelle's friend
• Mike Park as Steve

Production

The overpass where Aimie and Tran always cross, is next to the Oriole GO Station in Toronto, Ontario.

Accolades

The film won a Special Jury Prize for Independent Vision at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival

2006 Sundance Film Festival

The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006. It was held in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah; Ogden, Utah; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the...

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