The Power of Kangwon Province
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- Movie: The Power of Kangwon Province
- Revised romanization: Kangwon-do ui him
- Hangul: 강원도의 힘
- Director: Hong Sang-Soo
- Writer: Hong Sang-Soo
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: April 4, 1998
- Runtime: 110 Min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Three young girls, Jisook, Misun and Eunkyoung take a trip to the mountainous Kangwon Province of South Korea. They meet a young policeman who shows them around and after a meal where they all get drunk together, Jisook ends up spending the night with the policeman. He is married, but Jisook returns another day to see him and they end up falling-over drunk again. Jisook has just broken up with another married man, and she is lonely and unhappy with her current situation.
The second half the film then follows the situation of Sangwon, the married man that Jisook has just broken up with. In a typically symmetrical fashion, after a repeat scene where it becomes apparent that both of them are on the same train, Sangwon also visits the Kangwon Province with a friend and the paths of the two characters cross without them ever meeting there, both of them encountering a couple involved in a murder investigation.
Cast
- Baek Jong-Hak - Sangkwon
- Jaehyun Chun - Jaewan
- Sunyoung Im - Misun
- Kim Yu-Seok - The Policeman
- Oh Yun-Hong - Jisook
- Park Hyun-Young - Eun-Kyoung
- Kim Ji-Yeong
- Kim Yeong-Im
- Ha Jae-Yeong
- Kim Ji-Young - hotel disco girl 2
Film Festivals
- 2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 9 - 13, 2011 - Tribute to Hong Sang-Soo: Complete Works
