The Woman Who Ran

The Woman Who Ran (Korean: 도망친 여자; RR: Domangchin yeoja) is a 2020 South Korean drama film written, produced, directed, edited and scored by Hong Sang-soo.^[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3][4] At Berlin, Hong Sang-soo won the Silver Bear for Best Director.^[5]

The Woman Who Ran
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	도망친 여자
RR	Domangchin yeoja
MR	Tomangch'in yŏja
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Kim Min-hee Seo Young-hwa Song Seon-mi Kim Sae-byuk
Cinematography	Kim Su-min
Edited by	Hong Sang-soo
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production company	Jeonwonsa Film Co.
Distributed by	CMC Pictures
Release dates	25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) (Berlin) 17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) (South Korea)
Running time	77 minutes[1]
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Cast

• Kim Min-hee as Gam-hee
• Seo Young-hwa as Young-soon
• Song Seon-mi as Su-young
• Kim Sae-byuk as Woo-jin
• Lee Eun-mi as Young-jin
• Kwon Hae-hyo as Mr. Jung
• Shin Seok-ho as Cat Man
• Ha Seong-guk as Young Poet
• Darcy Paquet as Foreign audience member

Critical reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, which gave the film an average score of 79 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, the film received "generally favorable reviews".^[6] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8,1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Narratively slight yet cumulatively absorbing, The Woman Who Ran finds writer-director Hong Sang-soo continuing to work in a beguilingly minor key."^[7]