Spring in My Hometown
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Spring in My Hometown is an award-winning 1998
South Korea
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1998 in film
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South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Synopsis
A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean WarKorean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
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Cast
- Ahn Sung-gi ... Sungmin's father
- Bae Yoo-Jung ... Changhee's mother
- Jo Jae-hyeon
- Kim Jungwoo ... Changhee
- Lee In ... Sungmin
- Myeong Gye-nam
- Myeong Sun-mi
- Oh Ji-hye ... Teacher
- Song Wok-suk ... Sungmin's mother
- Yu Hye-jeong
- Yu Oh-seong ... Sungmin's uncle
Wins
- Entrevues Film Festival (1998)
- Grand Prix Foreign Film (Lee Kwangmo)
- Hawaii International Film FestivalHawaii International Film FestivalThe Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
(1998)- Best Feature Film (Lee Kwangmo)
- Pusan International Film FestivalPusan International Film FestivalBusan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
(1998)- FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention (Lee Kwangmo) "For the director's mature approach to the consequences of recent Korean history on common people's lives."
- Thessaloniki Film Festival (1998)
- Special Artistic Achievement (Lee Kwangmo)
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
(1998)- Gold Award (Lee Kwangmo)
- Fribourg International Film FestivalFribourg International Film FestivalThe Fribourg International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is focused on selected cultural films from Asia, Africa and Latin America....
(1999)- Don Quixote Award (Lee Kwangmo)
- Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
(1999)- Best Film
- Kerala International Film Festival (1999)
- Special Jury Prize (Lee Kwangmo)
Nominations
- Stockholm Film Festival (1998)
- Bronze Horse (Lee Kwangmo)
- Thessaloniki Film Festival (1998)
- Golden Alexander (Lee Kwangmo)