On the Beach at Night Alone

On the Beach at Night Alone (Korean: 밤의 해변에서 혼자; RR: Bamui Haebyeoneseo Honja) is a 2017 South Korean drama film written, produced, and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] At Berlin, Kim Min-hee won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award.[3]

On the Beach at Night Alone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byHong Sang-soo
StarringKim Min-hee
Seo Young-hwa
Kwon Hae-hyo
Jung Jae-young
Song Seon-mi
Moon Sung-keun
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
Park Hong-yeol
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Production
company
Jeonwonsa Film Company
Distributed byContents Panda (part of NEW)
Release dates
  • 16 February 2017 (2017-02-16) (Berlin)
  • 23 March 2017 (2017-03-23) (South Korea)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$399,651[1]

Plot

Young-hee is a washed up actress who is stressed by a relationship with a married man in Korea. On the beach she wonders: Is he missing me as I miss him?

Cast

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "On the Beach at Night Alone finds writer-director Sang-soo Hong working in a more personal vein—without losing the singular sensibilities that have informed much of his acclaimed earlier work.[4] On Metacritic, the film holds an average rating of 80 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[5]

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2017 67th Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actress Kim Min-hee Won
Golden Bear Hong Sang-soo Nominated
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[6] Best Director Nominated
Jerusalem Film Festival[7] Wilf Family Foundation Award for Best International Film On the Beach at Night Alone Won
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[8] Top Ten Films Won
26th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Kim Min-hee Nominated
2018 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards[9] Nominated

References
  1. "On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)". KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Press Releases Competition 67th Berlinale - Competition and Berlinale Special - Danny Boyle, Hong Sangsoo, Thomas Arslan, Volker Schlöndorff, Sabu, Álex de la Iglesia and Josef Hader's Directorial Debut in the Competition Programme". Berlinale. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. "On the Beach at Night Alone (Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "On the Beach at Night Alone Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. "53회 영화부문 후보자·작품: 감독상". 제 53회 백상예술대상 (Baeksang Arts Awards) (in Korean). JTBC Plus. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. "'Scaffolding,' 'On the Beach at Night Alone' Take Jerusalem Film Festival's Top Prizes". Variety. 21 July 2017.
  8. "THE FORTRESS Dominates 37th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 October 2017.
  9. "제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나". Newsen (in Korean). 3 May 2018.
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