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Hill of Freedom | |
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Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Kim Kyoung-hee |
Starring | Ryo Kase Moon So-ri |
Cinematography | Park Hong-yeol |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Music by | Jeong Yong-jin |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Films |
Distributed by | Finecut |
Release dates |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Languages | Korean English Japanese |
Box office | US$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]
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]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2014 | 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Won |
Critics' Top 10 | Hill of Freedom | Won | ||
36th Three Continents Festival | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Won | |
2015 | 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards [13] | Best Director (Grand Prix) | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated |
9th Asian Film Awards [14] | Best Film | Hill of Freedom | Nominated | |
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 Film | Hill of Freedom | Nominated | |
Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated |
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