Failan (2001)

Director:

Hae-sung Song

Writer:

Jiro Asada (novel)

Release Date:

28 April 2001 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Disease | Funeral | Gangster | Immigration

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Min-sik Choi	...	Kang-jae (as Min-shik Choi)
Cecilia Cheung	...	Failan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dae-Hoon Jeong
Hyeong-jin Kong	...	Kyung-Su
Byung-ho Son

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Black and White (some sequences) | Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | France:-12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Inchon, South Korea

Company:

Tube Pictures

Trivia:

When Failan is outside the video shop, a poster of the movie Siworae (2000) can be seen.

Movie Connections:

References Siworae (2000)

This movie broke my heart and now i am trying to put the pieces back together.

I watched Failan yesterday and i still feel my nerves vibrating when i think about the most intense moments. I could loose myself now praising the protagonists actors Min-sik Choi and Cecilia Cheung, but to keep it simple i only say they did a incredible good job. Korean cinema delivers one masterpiece after another, as 'A tale of two sisters' watched a few days before, manages to define a new standard as well. Now i have to regenerate for a while before i am able to fully appreciate another emotional challenging stuff like this. Absolute recommendation. 10/10