By the Stream

By the Stream
By the Stream
Hangul	수유천
Revised Romanization	Suyucheon
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Kim Min-hee; Kwon Hae-hyo; Cho Yun-hee; Ha Seong-guk;
Cinematography	Hong Sang-soo
Edited by	Hong Sang-soo
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production; company	Jeonwonsa Film
Release date	16 August 2024 (Locarno);
Running time	111 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

By the Stream (Korean: 수유천; RR: Suyucheon, also known as Suyoocheon) is a 2024 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.^[1] In August 2024, the film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where Kim Min-hee won Pardo for Best Performance Award.^[2]

Premise

Art instructor Jeonim asks her uncle Sieon, a former actor, to write and direct a play for the theatre festival at the university where she teaches. Her boss, Jeong, is a fan of Sieon, and the pair develop feelings for each other to Jeonim's dismay.^[3]

Cast

Kim Min-hee as Jeonim, a university art instructor
Kwon Hae-hyo as Sieon, a former actor turned bookstore owner
Cho Yun-hee as Jeong, Jeonim's boss
Ha Seong-guk
Kang Soyi
Park Hanbitnara
O Yoonsoo
Park Miso
Lee Kyoungmin
Han Nuri
Kim Sunjin

Release

By the Stream debuted on 16 August 2024 in the Concorso Internazionale competition at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.^[4] Ahead of the film's premiere, it was acquired for international sales by Finecut,^[1] from whom Cinema Guild purchased North American theatrical distribution rights.^[5]

In September 2024, By the Stream will screen in the Centrepiece section of the Toronto International Film Festival, marking the film's North American debut.^[6] The film is also slated to screen at the 2024 New York Film Festival.^[7]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.^[8]

Accolades

Award	Ceremony date	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Locarno Film Festival	17 August 2024	Golden Leopard	By the Stream	Nominated	^[4]
Locarno Film Festival	17 August 2024	Leopard for Best Performance	Kim Min-hee	Won	^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Frater, Patrick. "Hong Sang-soo's 'By the Stream' Picked Up by Korea's Finecut Ahead of Locarno Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Locarno77: The Pardo d'Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a striking vision of the teenage female body as a battleground". Locarno Film Festival. August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ Lodge, Guy. "'By the Stream' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Wry, Strangely Sweet Ode to Art, Love and Eel". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Suyoocheon". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ Frater, Patrick. "Hong Sang-soo's Locarno-Bound 'By the Stream' Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ Pond, Steve (6 August 2024). "Toronto Film Festival Adds 43 International Movies From 41 Countries". The Wrap. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ Lattanzio, Ryan (6 August 2024). "NYFF Reveals Main Slate: Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet Join Lineup". Indiewire. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "By the Stream". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
^ Guy Lodge (August 17, 2024). "Lithuanian Teen Drama 'Toxic' Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

External links

By the Stream at IMDb

[var-1] Frater, Patrick. "Hong Sang-soo's 'By the Stream' Picked Up by Korea's Finecut Ahead of Locarno Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[2] "Locarno77: The Pardo d'Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a striking vision of the teenage female body as a battleground". Locarno Film Festival. August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[plot-3] Lodge, Guy. "'By the Stream' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Wry, Strangely Sweet Ode to Art, Love and Eel". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[locarno-4] "Suyoocheon". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[dist-5] Frater, Patrick. "Hong Sang-soo's Locarno-Bound 'By the Stream' Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[tiff-6] Pond, Steve (6 August 2024). "Toronto Film Festival Adds 43 International Movies From 41 Countries". The Wrap. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[nyff-7] Lattanzio, Ryan (6 August 2024). "NYFF Reveals Main Slate: Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet Join Lineup". Indiewire. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-8] "By the Stream". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 9, 2024.

[9] Guy Lodge (August 17, 2024). "Lithuanian Teen Drama 'Toxic' Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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v t e Films directed by Hong Sang-soo
1990s	The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996) The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
2000s	Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (2002) Woman Is the Future of Man (2004) Tale of Cinema (2005) Woman on the Beach (2006) Night and Day (2008) Like You Know It All (2009)
2010s	Hahaha (2010) Oki's Movie (2010) The Day He Arrives (2011) In Another Country (2012) Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013) Our Sunhi (2013) Hill of Freedom (2014) Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) Yourself and Yours (2016) On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) Claire's Camera (2017) The Day After (2017) Grass (2018) Hotel by the River (2018)
2020s	The Woman Who Ran (2020) Introduction (2021) In Front of Your Face (2021) The Novelist's Film (2022) Walk Up (2022) In Water (2023) In Our Day (2023) A Traveler's Needs (2024) By the Stream (2024)