Paju (2009)

Paju, is the name of a place everyone has heard of but don't really know. There, we see a man sharing the lot of the neglected, and the women surrounding him. Bearing the paradox of liaison... See full summary »

Director:

Chan-ok Park

Writers:

Yu-rim Lee, Chan-ok Park (screenplay)

Stars:

Man-shik Jeong, Bo-kyeong Kim, Han-joon Kim

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Man-shik Jeong	...	Loses property for development 4
Bo-kyeong Kim	...	Jeong Ja-yeong
Han-joon Kim	...	Loses Property for Development 7
Ja-yeong Kim	...	Loses property for development 1
Jin-ah Kim
Min-su Kim	...	Waiter 2
Ye-ri Kim	...	Mi-ae
Seon-gyun Lee	...	Kim Joong-sik
Eung-soo No	...	Loses property for development 2
Jin-su Park	...	Insurance company worker
Se-jong Park	...	Twin at present time 2
Woo Seo	...	Choi Eun-mo
Kang-gook Son	...	Shim-bok
Yo-sep Song	...	Taxi driver
Choi Wook	...	Refugee authority

Storyline

Paju, is the name of a place everyone has heard of but don't really know. There, we see a man sharing the lot of the neglected, and the women surrounding him. Bearing the paradox of liaison in the name of love, this place creates the traces of an unknown age.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

29 October 2009 (South Korea)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Korean Film Council, Myung Film Company Ltd., TPS Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Draws the viewers in with it's emotion and realistic picture of modern femininity makes it worth watching.

I sort of liked "Paju" sure the story builds and builds and leads to nowhere, but that isn't to say the film has a nice pitch and is actually riveting. This isn't some movie that revolves around some love triangle like the trailer makes you believe, it has more to do with a jealous school girl that rebels to deal with her circumstances and unravels the truth about her sister's fate. Everyone put on a fine performance, even Lee Seon-gyoon who I dislike but he fit right into his role. The slow pace and complex character can be a turn off for some viewers, especially western viewers but a lot of elements of this film was captivating for me, I guess mainly cause of Sim I-yeong's character portraying the sleazy husband's wife. The emotion and the way it draws the viewers in with it's realistic picture of modern femininity makes it worth watching.

7.3/10