Crossing (2008 film)

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Crossing
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Hangul
크로싱
Revised Romanization Keurosing
McCune–Reischauer K'ŭrosing
Directed by Kim Tae-kyun
Written byLee Yu-jin
Produced byPatrick D. Choi
Starring Cha In-pyo
Sin Myeong-cheol
Edited by Ko Im-pyo
Music by Kim Tae-seong
Distributed byVantage Holdings
Release date
  • June 26, 2008 (2008-06-26)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Mandarin
German
English
Mongolian
BudgetUS$5.4 million [1]

Crossing (also known as Keurosing) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It was selected as South Korea's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film follows the journey of a North Korean man as he illegally leaves the country to find medicine for his sick wife, portraying the many hardships of the average North Korean citizen. The film had 907,255 admissions in South Korea. [2]

Contents

The politics of North Korea in this film are left behind and are mainly in the background. Instead it concentrates more on the life of the average North Korean, such as the hardship in an impoverished state and the fear of getting caught and being persecuted in North Korea. Subtle themes include religion, which runs through the film, as Yong Soo hopes that his son comes back safely, as well as football which is a way in connecting the North Koreans to the outside world.

Plot

A North Korean father and husband decides to illegally cross into China to buy medicine for his pregnant wife, who is suffering from tuberculosis. Once he crosses into China, however, he realizes that it's not as easy as thought. He starts working as an illegal immigrant under the constant threat of capture by Chinese authorities and deportation back to North Korea. He eventually finds his way to South Korea by entering the German Consulate-General in Shenyang, China. Meanwhile, his wife dies, leaving their son homeless and wandering trying to find a way back to his father. Scenes switch between those of the father who is outside North Korea trying to find medicine, and those of the son, who ends up homeless and tries to defect also.

Cast

Awards and nominations

2008 Buil Film Awards
2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards [3]
2008 Korean Film Awards

Controversy

Shortly after the film was released it became embroiled in controversy as it has been accused of plagiarism by Lee Kwang Hoon. He argued that the film was written on a screenplay titled "The Conditions of Human" based on the story of North Korean defector Yoo Sang-joon which he wrote. Lee's lawyer also said that director Lee and Yoo had signed a contract to make a film about Yoo's life and has been preparing for the past three years. The lawyer claimed that a court injunction was sought because director Kim has not discussed the matter with director Lee, although Kim had known about the existence of a screenplay about Yoo. The request for an injunction applies to all theater presentations, as well as in the forms of DVD, video, and internet videos. Vantage Holdings, the distributor of Crossing has countered the accusation by saying that the director nor the film company has not violated Lee's copyright and added that they are looking into taking legal measures themselves. [4]

The film has also been selected as South Korea's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. But the Korean Film Council will select another submission if Crossing is found guilty when the issue comes to court. [5] However, in the end the film was submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated for the awards.

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References

  1. ↑ "Box office by Country: Crossing Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04
  2. ↑ "Korean Movie Reviews for 2008" koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04
  3. ↑ "Crossing - Awards". Cinemasie  [ fr ]. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Film "Crossing" may be banned from theaters". Han Cinema. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  5. ↑ Han, Sunhee (2008-08-07). "S. Korea picks Crossing for Oscars". Variety . Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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