Sisters on the Road

Sisters on the Road (Korean: 지금, 이대로가 좋아요; RR: Jigeum, idaeroga joayo; lit. "Now, things are just fine as they are") is a South Korean independent film written and directed by Boo Ji-young,[1] and starring Shin Min-a and Gong Hyo-jin.[2][3]

Sisters on the Road
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
只今, 이대로가 좋아요
Revised RomanizationJigeum, idaeroga joayo
McCune–ReischauerChigŭm, idaeroga choayo
Directed byBoo Ji-young
Written byBoo Ji-young
Produced byPark Soon-hong
StarringShin Min-a
Gong Hyo-jin
CinematographyKim Dong-eun
Edited byKim Su-jin
Music byChoi Seung-hyun
Release dates
  • October 2008 (2008-10) (Busan International Film Festival)
  • April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23) (South Korea)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Filming was in 2007 and its world premiere was at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. It was released in South Korean theaters in 2009.[4][5][6][7]

Plot

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character, lifestyle and even fathers go on a road trip together. On their trip, Myung-eun and Myung-ju quarrel over their differences, share secrets, reminisce about their past, and eventually embrace each other as family.

Director Boo Ji-young captures the delicately subtle atmosphere floating between women, and how inscrutable life is.[8][9]

Cast
  • Shin Min-a as Park Myung-eun
  • Gong Hyo-jin as Oh Myung-ju
  • Kim Sang-hyun as Hyun-ah
  • Lee Seon-hee as Eun-shil
  • Chu Kwi-jung as Hye-sook
  • Moon Jae-woon as Hyun-sik
  • Bae Eun-jin as Seung-ah

References
  1. "Sisters on the Road". IndieStory. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. Shin, Hae-in (14 April 2009). "Stunning ending polarizes audiences in sisterhood movie". Yonhap. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. "Shin Mina & Kong Hyo Jin's Interview". Movieweek via KP Culture. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. D'Sa, Nigel (1 October 2008). "Korean World Premieres at PIFF 2008". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. Edwards, Russell (20 October 2008). "Sisters on the Road". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. Lee, Maggie (5 October 2008). "Sisters on the Road". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. "Sisters on the Road: Bottom line". The Korea Society. Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  8. Lee, Sang-yong. "Sisters on the Road". PIFF.org. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  9. Mudge, James (7 November 2009). "Sisters on the Road (2008) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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