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12 May 2005 (South Korea) moreTagline:
A girl who thought the sea was the whole world became the whole world to one old man.Plot:
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a baby. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday, and she is 16 now. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard... | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
An arrow full of mysterious power. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Yeo-reum Han | ... | The young girl (as Han Yeo-reum) |
| Si-jeok Seo | ... | The student |
| Gook-hwan Jeon | ... | The student's father |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Seong-hwang Jeon | ... | Old Man (no name) |
| Seok-hyeon Jo | ... | Third Man |
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France:90 min | Canada:88 min (Montréal Film Festival) | Argentina:90 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)Language:
KoreanColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Mexico:B15FAQ
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Kim Ki Duk is the only filmmaker in the realm of world cinema who does not like to repeat himself. There is no story/idea/topic/theme worth human consideration which he has not directed. This is the reason why his films continue to hit us hard on our fragile brains. Hwal is one such film which captivates us for varied reasons. First of all most of the filmmakers have been rather circumspect while dealing with stories featuring an old person in love with a young person. This is not true of Kim Ki Duk. He has brought immense freshness to this theme as in Hwal there is an old man in a boat somewhere in the sea who loves his young girl friend with a view to marry her. His love is unique as it is more of a love based on dedication rather than lust. However in the course of time feelings change and a different reality emerges. This change of emotional events has been deftly handled by Kim Ki Duk as the film ends on a very abstruse note. The best lesson that can be learned from this film is to ruminate over the fact: why two people cannot love each other if they are not of the same age ?