Adada Explained

Adada
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none Hangul: 아다다 Rr: Adada Mr: Adada
Director:	Im Kwon-taek
Producer:	Park Jong-chan
Starring:	Shin Hye-soo Han Ji-il
Music:	Kim Young-dong
Cinematography:	Jung Il-sung
Editing:	Park Soon-duk^[1]
Runtime:	118 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Gross:	$0^[2]

Adada is a 1987 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on a story by Kye Yong-mook.^[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of a deaf-mute woman living in a small village in Korea during the 1920s.

Cast

• Shin Hye-soo
• Han Ji-il
• Lee Geung-young
• Kim Ji-young
• Jeon Moo-song
• Park Wung^[1]

Awards

• Best Actress (Shin Hye-soo), Montreal World Film Festival^[4]

Sources

• Book: Cho, Eunsun. James, David E. & Kim Kyung-hyun. 2002. Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. The Female Body and Enunciation in Adada and Surrogate Mother. 84–106. Wayne State University Press. Detroit. 0-8143-2869-5.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adada (A-dada). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). 2021-07-06.
2. Web site: Adada (1988). Korean Film Council. 2021-07-06.
3. Book: Im Kwon-taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. 87. James, David E.. Kim, Kyung Hyun. Wayne State University Press. Detroit, Michigan. 2002. 0-8143-2869-5.
4. News: [Graphic News] International award-winning Korean films]. Nam. Kyung-don. The Korea Herald. 2020-02-06. 2021-07-06.