Snowy Road

Snowy Road (Korean: 눈길; RR: Nungil) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong which narrates the story of two teenage girls' fate as comfort women during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It originally aired on KBS1 in 2015 as a two-part television special, and then was re-edited for theatrical screening. The theatrical cut was first showcased at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival.[2][3]

Snowy Road
Theatrical poster
Hangul
눈길
Revised RomanizationNungil
Directed byLee Na-jeong
Written byYoo Bo-ra
Produced byHam Yeong-hun
StarringKim Hyang-gi
Kim Sae-ron
CinematographyPark Sung
Edited byKim Young-ju
Music byNam Hye-seung
Production
companies
KBS
at9 Films
Distributed byCGV Arthouse
Release dates
  • May 2015 (2015-05) (JIFF)
  • March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Running time
122 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese
Box officeUS$866,692[1]

The film was theatrically released on March 1, 2017, also known as the Independence Movement Day in South Korea, which commemorates the 1919 March 1st Movement.[4]

Cast

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipients Result
2015
 KBS Drama Awards[5] Best Young Actress
Kim Hyang-gi
 Won
24th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival [6] Best Foreign Film
Snowy Road
 Won
Best Foreign Actress
Kim Sae-ron
 Won

References
  1. "Snowy Road (2017)". Koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. "전주국제영화제". www.jiff.or.kr. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Another 'comfort women' film to hit theaters". Koreatimes.co.kr. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  4. "Young girls live through horror together : 'Snowy Road' highlights the agony felt in the daily lives of teenage 'comfort women'-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. "Check out the Winners from '2015 KBS Drama Awards'". BNT News. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Korean Film 'Snowy Road' Wins Best Picture, Best Actress at Chinese Film Festival". KBS World Radio. 2015-09-19.


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