Over the Border (2006 film)

Over the Border (Korean: 국경의 남쪽; RR: Gukgyeongui namjjok), also known as South of the Border, is a 2006 South Korean melodrama film.^[1][2][3][4] It is Ahn Pan-seok's feature film directorial debut.^[3]

Over the Border
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ahn Pan-seok
Written by	Jeong Yoo-kyeong
Produced by	Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee Oh Jin-seop Kim Mi-jin
Starring	Cha Seung-won Jo Yi-jin Shim Hye-jin
Cinematography	Park Yong-su
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Han Jae-kwon
Production company	Sidus FNH
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$5 million
Box office	US$1,199,122

Plot

Kim Sun-ho is a horn player for the Mansoodae Art Company, Pyongyang's state orchestra. He comes from a well-to-do family in North Korea and is about to marry his sweetheart, War Memorial guide, Lee Yeon-Hwa. One day, Sun-ho's family receives a letter from his grandfather in Seoul, whom they had thought was dead. They begin to exchange letters, but when the authorities discover their correspondence, this puts the Kim family in grave danger. They decide to flee North Korea and defect to the South, where they are initially penniless and friendless. Devastated that he had to leave Yeon-Hwa behind, Sun-ho works hard to save enough money to help her escape North Korea and join him. But one day, news reaches him that Yeon-Hwa has married another man. Slowly he emerges from his heartbreak and despair to find a way to adapt to life in the South, and eventually marries a kind South Korean woman named Seo Kyung-Joo. But his peaceful life is again disrupted when he learns that Yeon-Hwa has defected to the South, and contrary to what he had heard, she isn't married at all.

Cast

• Cha Seung-won as Kim Sun-ho
• Jo Yi-jin as Lee Yeon-Hwa
• Shim Hye-jin as Seo Kyung-Joo
• Song Jae-ho as Sun-ho's father
• Won Mi-won as Sun-ho's mother
• Yoo Hae-jin as Sun-ho's brother-in-law
• Lee Ah-hyun as Sun-ae
• Kim Cheol-Yong as Guide
• Jo Mun-Ui as Broker
• Lee Sang-Ju as Conductor
• Park Hyuk-kwon as Detective in charge of Yeon-Hwa
• Son Jin-ho as Photographer
• Boom as Reporter
• Choi Dae-Woong as Grandfather
• Yang Ji-Woong as Driver
• Gu Bon-Im as a Chinese restaurant owner
• Kim Sang-ho as Drunk (cameo)
• Son Beom-soo as Announcer (cameo)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2006	5th Korean Film Awards[5]	Best New Actress	Jo Yi-jin	Nominated
2007	44th Grand Bell Awards[6]	Best Supporting Actress	Shim Hye-jin	Won
		Best New Actress	Jo Yi-jin	Won
		Best Art Direction	Yang Hong-sam	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Choi Seon-im	Nominated