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Ad-lib Night
2006 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ad-lib Night (Korean: 아주 특별한 손님; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
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Plot
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.[4]
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Cast
- Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung
- Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong
- Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father
- Yoon Hee-seok – Nam Taek-jong
- Lee Hyun-jung – Ji-ho's mother
- Kim Jung-ki – Young-eun's uncle
- Shin Yeong-jin – Young-eun's aunt
- Kwon Da-hyun – Lee Jin-young
- Gi Ju-bong – Myung-eun's father
- Kim Hye-ok – Myung-eun's mother
- Bae Jong-ok – Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
- Jin Yong-wook – Lee Sung-wook
- Lee Seung-yeon
- Yeo Min-gu
Awards
2006
- 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[5]
2007
- 20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[6]
- 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)[7]
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