Eyelids (film)

Eyelids (Korean: 눈꺼풀) is a 2015 South Korean drama starring Moon Seok-beom. Written and directed by O Muel, it follows an old man living a monk-like ascetic life on an island. Feeling frustrated and powerless while watching the news coverage in the aftermath of the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, 2014, O wrote the script in three days to offer a way to console the souls of the dead. It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the CGV Arthouse Award and DGK Award.^[2][3][4][5]

Eyelids
Theatrical poster
Hangul	눈꺼풀
RR	Nunkkeopul
MR	Nunkkŏp'ul
Directed by	O Muel
Written by	O Muel
Produced by	Kwon Mi-hui
Starring	Moon Seok-beom Lee Sang-hee Sung Min-chul Lee Ji-hoon Kang Hee
Cinematography	Sung Min-chul
Edited by	O Muel
Music by	Chung Chae-woong
Distributed by	Jinjin Pictures
Release dates	October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) (BIFF) April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12) (South Korea)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$7,892[1]

Plot

An old man (Moon Seok-beom) living a monk-like ascetic life on an island. A phone rings, followed by a visitor for whom the man prepares the rice cakes, the last meal before the visitor journeys to the next world.

Cast

• Moon Seok-beom as old man
• Lee Sang-hee
• Sung Min-chul
• Lee Ji-hoon
• Kang Hee

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	20th Busan International Film Festival	CGV Arthouse Award	Eyelids	Won
		DGK Award		Won
2019	6th Wildflower Film Awards	Best Music	Chung Chae-woong	Won