Paju (film)
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Paju (Korean: 파주; RR: Paju) is a 2009 South Korean film. It tells the tale of a teenage schoolgirl (Seo Woo) and her complex relationship with her older sister’s husband (Lee Sun-kyun). Set in the city where it takes its name from – a longtime military area and now a developing city located close to the North/South Korean border – its narrative deals with guilt, mystery, love and redemption, as well as the psychological layers of its characters. The film also offers a glimpse into South Korean society and the struggles some residents of Paju face.
Paju | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 파주 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Paju |
McCune–Reischauer | P‘aju |
Directed by | Park Chan-ok |
Written by | Park Chan-ok |
Produced by | Lee Eun Kim Ju-kyung Eom Ju-yung |
Starring | Lee Sun-kyun Seo Woo |
Cinematography | Kim Woo-hyung |
Edited by | Kim Hyeong-ju |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
Production companies | TPS Company, Myung Films |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Korea |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$818,676[1] |
In 2010 Paju became the first ever Korean film to open the International Film Festival Rotterdam[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] and to compete at the Tribeca Film Festival.[9][10][11]