| Alive | |||||||
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| Director: | Park Jung-bum | ||||||
| Producer: | Lee Sang-yong | ||||||
| Starring: | Park Jung-bum Lee Seung-yeon | ||||||
| Music: | Park In-young | ||||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Jong-seon | ||||||
| Editing: | Cho Hyun-joo | ||||||
| Studio: | Secondwind Film | ||||||
| Runtime: | 166 minutes | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
Alive is a 2014 South Korean drama film starring Park Jung-bum and Lee Seung-yeon. Written and directed by Park, it tells the story of a broke laborer's struggle for survival.[1]
After his friend's suicide, Park was troubled and started asking questions, such as why he was unable to help his friend and how he can help himself as he also suffers from panic disorder. He concluded that humans should save humans. Although everyone may look like they're leading different lives, finding hope within everything is what he wanted his film to focus on.[2]
It made its world premiere as one of the feature-length films for Jeonju Digital Project at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Since then, the film had a good start in the film festival scene, winning the Young Critics Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival, followed by a double crown for the Silver Astor for Best Actor Award and Obra Cine Award for Best First or Second Feature at the 29th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, a special mention at the 25th Singapore International Film Festival along with numerous other international film festival invites.[3] [4]
Jung-chul, a laborer, toils away on a soybean paste factory as he tries to look after his dysfunctional family.[5]
Filming starts in December 2011 in a small town in the mountainous Gangwon Province of Korea, where Park Jung-bum's parents live and run a small soybean paste factory, which acts as the main location for the film.[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67th Locarno International Film Festival[7] | Young Critics Award | Alive | |
| Silver Astor for Best Actor | ||||
| Obra Cine Award for Best First or Second Feature | Alive | |||
| Silver Screen Awards for Asian Feature Film - Special Mention | Alive | |||
| 2015 | Best Actor | |||
| 2015 | 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards[8] [9] | Best Feature Film | Alive | |
| Achievement In Directing | ||||
| 2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards[10] | Grand Prize | Alive | |
| Best Director (Narrative Films) | ||||
| Best Actor | ||||
| Best Screenplay |