Alive (2015 film)

Alive

Theatrical poster
Directed by Park Jung-bum
Produced by Lee Sang-yong
Written by Park Jung-bum
Starring Park Jung-bum
Lee Seung-yeon
Cinematography Kim Jong-seon
Edited by Cho Hyun-joo
Release dates
  • May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) (JIFF)
  • May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) (South Korea)
Running time
 166 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Alive (Hangul: 산다; RR: San-da) is a 2015 South Korean drama film starring Park Jung-bum and Lee Seung-yeon. Written and directed by Park, it tells the story of a broke laborer's struggle for survival.[1]

After his friend's suicide, Park was troubled and started asking questions, such as why he was unable to help his friend and how he can help himself as he also suffers from panic disorder. He concluded that humans should save humans. Although everyone may look like they're leading different lives, finding hope within everything is what he wanted his film to focus on.[2]

It made its world premiere as one of the feature length films for Jeonju Digital Project at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Since then, the film had a good start in the film festival scene, winning the Young Critics Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival, followed by a double crown for the Silver Astor for Best Actor Award and Obra Cine Award for Best First or Second Feature at the 29th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, a special mention at the 25th Singapore International Film Festival along with numerous other international film festival invites.[3][4]

Plot

Jung-chul, a laborer, toils away on a soybean paste factory as he tries to look after his dysfunctional family.[4][5]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 67th Locarno International Film Festival[6] Young Critics Award Alive Won
29th Mar del Plata International Film Festival[4] Silver Astor for Best Actor Park Jung-bum Won
Obra Cine Award for Best First or Second Feature Alive Won
25th Singapore International Film Festival[4] Silver Screen Awards for Asian Feature Film -
Special Mention 		Alive Won
2015 24th Buil Film Awards Best Actor Park Jung-bum Nominated
2015 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards[7][8] Best Feature Film Alive Nominated
Achievement In Directing Park Jung-bum Nominated
Jury Grand Prize Park Jung-bum Won
2016 3rd Wildflower Film Awards[9] Grand Prize Alive Won
Best Director (Narrative Films) Park Jung-bum Nominated
Best Actor Park Jung-bum Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Jung-bum Nominated

Production

Filming starts in December 2011 in a small town in the mountainous Gangwon Province of Korea, where Park Jung-bum's parents live and run a small soybean paste factory, which acts as the main location for the film.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Kil, Sonia (7 April 2016). "Labor Drama Alive Wins Korea's Wildflower Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  2. ↑ Kim, June (17 October 2014). "ALIVE Actor & Director PARK Jung-Bum: "Finding hope within everything"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  3. ↑ Kim, Su-yeon (1 March 2015). "[Cine feature] Finding new diversity films within 2015 Korean cinema!". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Conran, Pierce (2 December 2014). "Best Actor for ALIVE's PARK Jung-bum in Mar Del Plat". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ↑ Kim, June. "Alive (2015)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ↑ Conran, Pierce (19 August 2014). "Korean Films Recognized in Locarno and Toronto". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. ↑ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED IN 9TH ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS". Asiapacificscreenacademy.com. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  8. ↑ "WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN 9TH ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS". Asiapacificscreenacademy.com. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  9. ↑ Conran, Pierce (11 April 2016). "ALIVE Takes Grand Prize at 3rd Wildflower Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  10. ↑ Choi, Hee-sook (14 April 2011). "Can you stand for it? It's my intension to throw a bomb to audience". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-08-03.

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