Ode to the Goose

Ode to the Goose (Korean: 군산: 거위를 노래하다; RR: Gunsan: geowireul noraehada) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written, directed and produced by Zhang Lü.^[3] The film stars Park Hae-il, Moon So-ri, Jung Jin-young and Park So-dam.^[4] The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2018.^[5] It was theatrically released on November 8, 2018.^[6]

Ode to the Goose
Theatrical poster
Hangul	군산: 거위를 노래하다
RR	Gunsan: geowireul noraehada
MR	Kunsan: kŏwirŭl noraehada
Directed by	Zhang Lü
Written by	Zhang Lü
Produced by	Zhang Lü
Starring	Park Hae-il Moon So-ri Jung Jin-young Park So-dam
Cinematography	Cho Young-jik
Edited by	Zhang Lü Lee Hak-min
Production company	Lu Film
Release dates	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (BIFF) November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08) (South Korea)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean Mandarin Japanese
Box office	US$67,821[2]

Plot

Yoon-young has been secretly in love with Song-hyun, the wife of a friend. When Yoon-young finds out that Song-hyun is divorced, he decides to take her on a trip to Gunsan. There, they found accommodation at an inn where the owner lives with his autistic daughter who does not leave her room.

Cast

• Park Hae-il as Yoon-young
• Moon So-ri as Song-hyun
• Jung Jin-young as Innkeeper
• Park So-dam as Innkeeper's daughter
• Jo Young-min as Lee-hyun
• Jo Kwang-min as Lee-hyun's younger brother
• Moon Sook as Lily^[1]
• Myung Gye-nam^[1]
• Jung Eun-chae^[1]
• Han Ye-ri^[1]
• Lee Mi-sook^[1]
• Yoon Je-moon^[1]

Reception

Screendaily's Wendy Ide said of Ode to the Goose: "It's a beguiling, if sometimes bewildering, enigma of a movie. Viewers will likely be intrigued by a formal playfulness and an agility of storytelling which evokes the work of Hong Sang-soo.^[7]