The Rain at Night is a 1979

1979 in film

The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....

 South Korean film

Cinema of Korea

Korean cinema encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference...

 directed by Park Chul-soo

Park Chul-soo

Park Chul-soo is a South Korean film director, producer, screen writer and occasional actor. He was born in Daegu, South Korea. After graduating Daegu Commercial high school, Park studied at the department of Economics of Sungkyunkwan University with scholarship...

. At the 1980 PaekSang Arts Awards

PaekSang Arts Awards

PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...

, Park was given a New Talent award for directing this film.

Plot

The film is based on a 1975 novel (밤이면 내리는 비) by Park Beom-shin.

Ga-hi, a kindergarten teacher, is raped one night while on her way to meet her boyfriend, Young-wu. She later recognises her attacker as Hwang Sa-bin, a boxer, and after seeing him lose a fight begins to develop feelings towards him.

External links

• The Rain at Night at the Korean Movie Database
• The Rain at Night at Cine21