Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned
| Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 가려진 시간 |
| Lit. | Obscured Time |
| RR | Garyeojin sigan |
| MR | Karyŏjin sigan |
| Directed by | Um Tae-hwa |
| Written by | Um Tae-hwa |
| Produced by | Park A-hyoung |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Go Nak-seon |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
| Music by | Dalpalan |
Production companies | Barunson E&A Corp. |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$3.3 million[1] |
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (Korean: 가려진 시간) is a 2016 South Korean fantasy film written and directed by Um Tae-hwa and starring Gang Dong-won and Shin Eun-soo.[2][3][4][5] This is the second feature film by Um Tae-hwa.[6] The idea of the film was strongly influenced by the sinking of MV Sewol which occurred in 2014. Um explained that after the Sewol disaster, the government tried to hide the truth, and therefore he decided to shoot a film where the main theme of which is a search for truth.[7]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]After losing her mother, Soo-rin moves to Hwano Road with her new stepfather. Withdrawn into her own imagination, Soo-rin spends her days alone until Sung-min approaches her first. They begin to create memories shared only between the two of them, with secret codes and a world of their own. One day, they head into the mountains with friends to watch a construction site explosion, but everyone mysteriously disappears except Soo-rin, who returns alone.
Days later, a man claiming to be Sung-min appears before her. He tells her that he's become an adult, trapped in frozen time. While only Soo-rin believes him, the police and the townspeople remain suspicious, and Sung-min becomes a fugitive[8]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Gang Dong-won as Sung-min[9]
- Lee Hyo-je as young Sung-min
- Shin Eun-soo as Soo-rin[10]
- Uhm Tae-goo as Tae-shik
- Kim Dan-yool as young Tae-shik
- Kim Hee-won as Do-kyun
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Baek-ki
- Jung Woo-jin as Jae-wook
- Park Jong-hwan as Jin-sung
- Park Jin-woo as Tae-shik's father
- Park Sung-yeon as Tae-shik's mother
- Kim Tae-han as Jae-wook's father
- Kim Jung-young as Jae-wook's mother
- Oh Hee-joon as Search police
- Kim Hak-sun as Section chief Park
- Seo Joo-hee as Orphanage director
- Ahn Ji-ho as Sang-chul
- Ahn Sang-woo as Sang-chul's father
- Ok Jae-sub as Tae-shik's grandfather
- Moon So-ri as Dr. Min
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | Korea Top Star Awards[11] | Popular Star Award | Shin Eun-soo | Won |
| 2017 | 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | |
| 16th New York Asian Film Festival[12] | Star Asia Award | Gang Dong-won | Won | |
| 54th Grand Bell Awards[13] | Best New Actress | Shin Eun-soo | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Um Tae-hwa | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | Dalpalan | Won | ||
| 12th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris[14] | Audience Award | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | Won |
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