Hill of Freedom

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Hill of Freedom
Hill of Freedom (poster).png
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byKim Kyoung-hee
Starring Ryo Kase
Moon So-ri
CinematographyPark Hong-yeol
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Music byJeong Yong-jin
Production
company
Jeonwonsa Films
Distributed byFinecut
Release dates
  • September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)(Venice Film Festival)
  • September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04)(South Korea)
Running time
67 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
Japanese
Box officeUS$292,411 [1]

Hill of Freedom (Korean : 자유의 언덕; RR : Jayuui Eondeok) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. [2] [3] [4] [5] It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, [6] [7] and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival. [8] [9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014. [10]

Contents

Plot

Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago. Mori arrives in Bukchon, a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background. Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won. Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon. Then even though Young-sun already has a boyfriend, she and Mori become lovers. [11]

Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
201434th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best FilmHill of FreedomWon
Critics' Top 10Hill of FreedomWon
36th Three Continents Festival Best FilmHill of FreedomWon
201520th Chunsa Film Art Awards [13] Best Director (Grand Prix) Hong Sang-soo Nominated
9th Asian Film Awards [14] Best Film Hill of FreedomNominated
Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated
Best Actor Ryo Kase Nominated
2nd Wildflower Film Awards [15] Best Director (Narrative Film) Hong Sang-soo Won
Best Actor Ryo Kase Nominated
Best Actress Moon So-ri Nominated
Best Screenplay Hong Sang-soo Nominated
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated
24th Buil Film Awards Best FilmHill of FreedomNominated
Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated

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