With a Girl of Black Soil

With a Girl of Black Soil
Directed byJeon Soo-il
Screenplay byLee Isaac Chung
Jeon Soo-il
Samuel Gray Anderson
Jung Soon-Young
StarringYoo Yeon-mi
CinematographyKim Seong-tae
Edited bySeo Yong-deok
Music byGae Su-jeong
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
LanguageKorean

With a Girl of Black Soil (Korean: 검은 땅의 소녀와; French: La Petite Fille de la terre noire), is a 2007 South Korean-French drama film co-written and directed by Jeon Soo-il.[1][2][3]

The film premiered in the Orizzonti section at the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the Lina Mangiacapre Award and the Art Cinema CICAE Award.[4] It was awarded best film at the 2008 Deauville Asian Film Festival,[5] and won the NETPAC Award at the 12th Busan International Film Festival.[6]

Plot

Cast

  • Yoo Yeon-mi as Yeong-lim
  • Park Hyun-Woo as Dong Gu
  • Jo Yung-Jin as Father Hagon
  • Yoo Soon-Cheol as Old Man Kim
  • Lim Jin-Taek as Yong-Hoon
  • Kim Jin Hyuk as Landlord
  • Kim Ae-kyung as Restaurant Owner
  • Kang Soo-yeon

References

  1. ^ Elley, Derek (18 September 2007). "With a Girl of Black Soil". Variety. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "With a Girl of Black Soil". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ Stanners, David (30 June 2008). "With A Girl Of Black Soil (2007) Movie Review". Eye for Film. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Art Film Showcase 2008 to screen in Japan". Han Cinema. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (17 March 2008). "'Girl' wins best film at Deauville". Variety. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ^ Noh, Jean (12 October 2007). "PUSAN: New Currents Awards presented to three films". Screen International. Retrieved 21 February 2024.