Night and Day (2008 film)

Not to be confused with Knight and Day.

2008 South Korean film

Night and Day

Theatrical poster

Hangul|

밤과 낮

Revised Romanization| Bam-goa Nat
McCune–Reischauer| Pam-koa Nat
Directed by| Hong Sang-soo
Written by| Hong Sang-soo
Produced by| Kang Dong-goo
Kim Yeong-deok
Oh Jeong-wan
Jo Kwang-hee
Starring| Kim Young-ho
Park Eun-hye
Hwang Soo-jung
Narrated by| Kim Yeong-ho
Cinematography| Kim Hoon-kwang
Edited by| Hahm Seong-won
Music by| Jeong Yong-jin

Production
company

Bom Films

Distributed by| Sponge Entertainment

Release dates

* 12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) (Berlinale)
* 28 February 2008 (2008-02-28)

Running time

| 144 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| $208,859[1]

Night and Day (Korean: 밤과 낮) is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, starring Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye. The film competed for the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Storyline

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In the summer of 2007, Kim Seong-nam, a painter in his forties, travels to Paris, France, to escape arrest for smoking marijuana, leaving his wife behind in Korea. While there he meets an ex-girlfriend, Min-seon, and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

## Cast

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* Kim Young-ho as Kim Seong-nam, a painter
* Park Eun-hye as Lee Yoo-jeong, a student in painting major at the ENSB-A
* Hwang Soo-jung as Han Seong-in, Seong-nam's wife
* Gi Ju-bong as Mr. Jang, a host of the guest house
* Kim Yoo-jin as Jang Min-seon, Seong-nam's ex-girlfriend
* Seo Min-jeong as Jo Hyeon-joo, Yoo-jeong's roommate
* Jeong Ji-hye as Jeong Ji-hye, Yoo-jeong's college junior
* Lee Sun-kyun as Yoon Kyeong-soo, a student from North Korea
* Lee Jeong-hoon as Teacher Jang[2]

## Release

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Night and Day premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2008.[3][4] It was released in South Korean theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 13,928 admissions with a gross of $75,557.[5][6]

## Awards and nominations

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Night and Day won the award for Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards, held on 9 October 2008.[7] Hong was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

## References

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1. ^ "Night and Day".
2. ^ "Lee Sun-kyun's 'Project Silence' and 'The Land of Happiness' to Release This Year". Rolling Stone India. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
3. ^ "Korean drama 'Night and Day' premieres in Berlin". HanCinema, 13 February 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
4. ^ Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Night and Day". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
5. ^ "Korean Film List 2008".
6. ^ "South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
7. ^ Yi Ch'ang-ho. "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council, 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

## External links

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* Night and Day at IMDb
* Night and Day at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Night and Day at HanCinema
* Night and Day at Rotten Tomatoes

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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)
* What Does That Nature Say to You (2025)

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* e

Buil Film Awards for Best Film

Awards|

* Night and Day (2008)
* Mother (2009)
* Poetry (2010)
* The Front Line (2011)
* A Muse (2012)
* Snowpiercer (2013)
* The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
* The Shameless (2015)
* Veteran (2016)
* A Taxi Driver (2017)
* The Spy Gone North (2018)
* Parasite (2019)
* House of Hummingbird (2020)
* Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* Concrete Utopia (2023)
* Revolver (2024)

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