Film

Old Partner - Wyo-nang so-ri

Il suono della campanella

The twilight of a world where man and beast live and work side by side in symbiosis based on mutual respect. Choi is an 80-year-old farmer. Besides his wife, helping him work the land for over 30 years has been an ox. This simple story of farm life caught Korean audiences by surprise; despite industrialization and a strong economy, there lingers a nostalgia for the country's rural past. Drawing on his own rural background, it took film director Lee some 5 years to find the right man-ox team. The film won an award at the International Pusan (Busan) Film Festival and was presented at the Sundance Indie Festival, going on to become a box office hit at home, with 3 million tickets sold.

Il regista / The Director

Lee Chung-ryoul (b. South Korea, 1966) graduated from Korea University, Dept. of Education. For the past 10 years he has worked as TV producer and earned numerous international awards for his direction of the documentaries: Korean's Code. The Sun and the Moon. Five Elements (2003), Two Presents Given by a Red Pig (2005), Talk to Korean Food (2008).

Edizione 2009
Concorso Internazionale Documentari/International Documentary Competition

documentario
Corea del Sud/South Korea, 2008, 75'

REGIA/DIRECTOR

TAGS:
ANIMALI - ANIMALS / CITTA'-CAMPAGNA - CITY-COUNTRYSIDE / VITA RURALE - RURAL LIFE / COREA - KOREA