By the Stream

2024 film by Hong Sang-soo

By the Stream

Hangul|

수유천

RR| Suyucheon
MR| Suyuch'ŏn
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 (2024-08-16) (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

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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

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* 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

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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

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### Critical response

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

### Accolades

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Award  | Ceremony date  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Locarno Film Festival | 17 August 2024 | Golden Leopard | By the Stream | Nominated  | [4]
Leopard for Best Performance | Kim Min-hee | Won  | [9]
Gijón International Film Festival | 23 November 2024  | Best Feature Film  | By the Stream | Won  | [10]
Best Actress  | Kim Min-hee | Won

## References

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1. ^ 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.
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.
3. ^ Lodge, Guy. "'By the Stream' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Wry, Strangely Sweet Ode to Art, Love and Eel". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
4. ^ a b "Suyoocheon". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
5. ^ Frater, Patrick. "Hong Sang-soo's Locarno-Bound 'By the Stream' Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
6. ^ Pond, Steve (6 August 2024). "Toronto Film Festival Adds 43 International Movies From 41 Countries". The Wrap. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
7. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (6 August 2024). "NYFF Reveals Main Slate: Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet Join Lineup". Indiewire. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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.
10. ^ "AWARD LIST 62 GIJÓN/XIXÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Gijon International Film Festival". Gijón International Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

## External links

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* By the Stream at IMDb

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Films directed by Hong Sang-soo

* The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996)
* The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* What Does That Nature Say to You (2025)

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