Height of the Wave

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Height of the Wave
Hangul파고
Directed byPark Jung-bum
Written byKim Min-kyung
Produced byOh Ji-yoon
StarringLee Seung-yeon
CinematographyPark Jong-chul
Edited byCho Hyun-joo
Music byYang Jung-won
Release dates
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (JIFF)
  • South Korea (South Korea)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Height of the Wave (Korean: 파고; RR: Pa-go) is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Park Jung-bum. It was first aired as part of tvN's 2019 Drama Stage television series. Unlike the television drama, the newly edited film features the guilt and greed between the characters. It premiered at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival on 3 May 2019. It made its international premiere and won the Special Jury Prize in the International Competition section of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival in August 2019.[1][2][3][4]

Plot[]

Police Officer Yeon-soo (Lee Seung-yeon) is dispatched to an island with her daughter after her divorce. When she witnesses the strange relationship between orphan Ye-eun and the island workers in the closed island village community, it terrifies her.[1][5]

Cast[]

  • Lee Seung-yeon as Yeon-soo
  • Lee Yeon
  • Choi Eun-seo
  • Park Yeong-deok
  • Shin Yeon-sik
  • Park Jung-bum

Awards[]

72nd Locarno Film Festival

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Height of the Wave (2019)". JIFF. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Korean Drama "Drama Stage - Waves of Change"". Hancinema. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 July 2019). "Locarno Film Festival unveils 2019 line-up". JIFF. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival closes this evening with the award winners". www.locarnofestival.ch. August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Height of the Wave (2019)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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