Goodbye Mom Explained

Goodbye Mom
Producer:Kim Sang-min
Music:Kim Jun-seok
Jeong Se-rin
Cinematography:Park Yong-su
Editing:Lee Hyun-mee
Distributor:Showbox
Studio:Sirius Pictures
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

Goodbye Mom is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her mother. A box office hit with more than 1.9 million admissions, Jeong also won Best Director for Asian New Talent Award at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2009 Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Director
Best Screenplay
Popular Star Award
2010 Best Actress (Film)
Most Popular - Actress (Film)
Best New Director (Film)
Best Director for Asian New Talent Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goodbye Mom (2009). Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. Web site: [K-FILM REVIEWS] 애자 (Goodbye Mom)]. Screen Anarchy. 2017-03-18. 3 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. Actresses Shine Thru Tears in Aeja. The Korea Times. 2017-03-18. 27 August 2009.
  4. Web site: Song. Woong-ki. Aeja, perfect film for Chuseok. The Korea Herald. 2017-03-18. 2 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Kim. Lynn. New film Aeja selling most advance tickets. 10Asia. 2017-03-18. 9 September 2009.
  6. Web site: Goodbye Mom (2009). Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-03-18.
  7. Web site: Finecut dials up Love 911. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-03-18. 14 March 2012.