Archive of films A Day / Ha-roo

South Korea
1999, 20 min

Section: New Korean Cinema
Year: 2001

Synopsis

After his wife and children leave him, Man Sik lives alone and has difficulty finding work. He gets a job, but on the day which just happens to be the anniversary of his mother’s death, no pay comes his way. Her memorial ceremony will be modest and not very joyful. But hope is concealed in the heart of sorrow.

About the director

Park Heung Sik (b. 1962) studied German culture and literature at National University in Seoul. He continued at Berlin’s Freie Universität and then at the film department of Chung Ang University. In 1992 he made his first short film, I’d Rather Sleep than Dream. A Day was screened at festivals in Freiburg, Switzerland and Turin.

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About the film

Black & white, 35 mm

Section:	New Korean Cinema

Director:	Park Heung Sik
Screenplay:	Park Heung Sik
Dir. of Photography:	Lee Dong Sam, Shin Beom Seob
Music:	Lee Dong Jun
Editor:	Park Sik Ji
Producer:	Park Heung Sik
Production:	Indiestory Inc.
Cast:	Song Han Yun, Lee Yun Hyuk