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Until We Meet
4th(1999) Korean Panorama
- CountryKorea
- Production Year1999
- Running Time90min
- Format 35mm
- ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Veteran director Cho Moon-Jin confronts the pain of modern Korean history through the story of a dispersed family. In 1980, a North Korean soldier crosses the DMZ to seek his father, becoming
wounded and losing his memory in the process. Three old men are identified after an extensive search but their anticipation of meeting a lost son is short-lived, as his sudden appearance creates a
stir in their lives. One wonders what can really be blocking their reunion. Until We Meet highlights the tragedy of dispersed families through the transformation of these three
characters. The passage of time has changed them, and the primary relation between father and son comes into question. Two candidates, one under constant watch from his new family in the
South, and another hiding his past as an ex-communist official who gave up his family up North, avoid the disabled son. Only a ceramist living alone tries to embrace him, remembering the family
he left behind. These people reflect a divided generation wandering in agony. Until We Meet makes the audience re-examine the painful history created by the division of Korea.
Rather than analyze the characters, the film ebbs compassion while following their actions. Within this lies an understanding that, regardless of who is responsible for the country′s division, ultimately
it is up to them to live such a reality. (Cho Young-Jung)
Director
Cho Moon-Jin
Cho Moon-Jin was born in Inchon in 1935, beginning his directorial career with Embrace (1969). He wrote an award-winning novel and he scripts for most of his films. His major works include such titles as [Two Sons](1971), [First Snow](1974), [Son and lover](1992).
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Credit
- Director Cho Moon-Jin 조문진
- Producer Cho Moon-Jin
- Cast Lee Dae-Geun, Cho Yong-Won
- Screenplay Cho Moon-Jin
- Cinematography Choi Jung-Woo
- Production Design Kim Yu-Jun
- Editor Lee Kyung-Ja
- Sound Kim Bum-Soo
- Music Choi Chang-Kwon
- Production Company
CHO Production
5F, 600-5, Shinsa-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- World Sales
Korean Film Commission
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