Our Body (2018 film)

Our Body (Korean: 아워 바디; RR: Our Body) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Han Ka-ram in her debut feature film.[2][3]

Our Body
Poster
Korean name
Hangul
아워 바디
Revised RomanizationAwo Badi
McCune–ReischauerAwŏ Padi
Directed byHan Ka-ram
Written byHan Ka-ram
Produced byPark Syu-young
StarringChoi Hee-seo
Ahn Ji-hye
CinematographyLee Seong-eun
Edited byHan Ka-ram
Music byLee Soo-yeon
Lee Hae-in
Production
company
Korean Academy of Film Arts
Release dates
  • September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) (TIFF)
  • October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (Busan)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a determined runner and develops a fascination with modeling her life after the runner.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, held from 6 to 16 September 2018.[5] It was then screened at the 23rd edition of the Busan International Film Festival in October 2018.[6]

Reception

Reviewing it for Screendaily, Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with Choi Hee-seo delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance".[7] While Variety's Jessica Kiang says, "a promising but almost willfully obscure debut" and "a convincing but underpowered exploration of female identity and alienation in status-and-youth-obsessed contemporary Seoul".[8]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
23rd Busan International Film Festival Actress of the Year Choi Hee-seo Won [9]

References
  1. "Our Body". www.tiff.net. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. "'Our Body': Busan Review. A 30-something Korean woman strives for independence", Jason Bechervaise, Screen Daily, 4 October 2018. [Accessed 16 June 2020].
  3. "Our Body" entry on the Korean Film Council (KoFiC) and Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) Film Directory. [Accessed 16 June 2020].
  4. "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. "HAN Ka-ram's OUR BODY to Premiere at TIFF". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. "BIFF | 4–13 October 2018". www.biff.kr. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  7. "'Our Body': Busan Review". Screen. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  8. Kiang, Jessica (October 8, 2018). "Busan Film Review: 'Our Body'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  9. "Busan: 'Clean Up,' 'Savage' Share New Currents Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 October 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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