Canola (film)

Canola
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChang
Written byYang Seo-hyun
Chang
Heo Ah-reum
Produced byChoi Hyun-mook
Im Geon-jung
Kim Jung-go
StarringYoun Yuh-jung
Kim Go-eun
CinematographyPark Jang-hyuk
Edited byKim Chang-ju
Park Gyeong-suk
Music byKim Jun-seong
Kim Ji-ae
Production
company
Zio Entertainment Inc.
Distributed byCulture Nandakinda
Mirovision Inc.
Release date
  • May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3.1 million[1]

Canola (Korean계춘할망; RRGyechun Halmang; lit. Grandmother Gye-choon) is a 2016 South Korean drama film co-written and directed by Chang, starring Youn Yuh-jung and Kim Go-eun.[2] It was released theatrically on May 19, 2016.

Plot

Haenyeo Gye-chun miraculously reunites with her granddaughter Hye-ji, who had been lost for 12 years. They begin living together again in Gye-chun's house in Jeju, trying to adapt to each other as they rebuild their bond.

But while Gye-chun is completely focused on her granddaughter from morning till night, grown-up Hye-ji remains a mystery, revealing little about herself. Suspicion begins to grow among the villagers about Hye-ji, who seems to be hiding something. Then one day, Hye-ji vanishes after traveling to Seoul for an art competition.[3][4]

Cast

Remake

The copyrights have been sold for an upcoming Chinese remake of the film.[3][5]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016
53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Nominated
Best New Actor Nominated
Best New Actress
Lee Seul-bi
Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Canola (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ Hong, Hye-jin (2016-04-16). "Minho and Suho to make screen debut". Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ^ a b Yun, Suh-young (2016-04-25). "Upcoming film 'Canola' to be remade in China". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (2016-06-02). "'Canola' to open in China". Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. ^ Chung, Joo-won (2016-04-19). "Family film ready to pull at heartstrings of Korea, China". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2016-07-25.