My Sister, the Pig Lady explained

My Sister, the Pig Lady
Director:Jang Moon-il
Producer:Kim Sang-young
Han Sang-bum
Starring:Hwang Jung-eum
Lee Jong-hyuk
Choi Yeo-jin
Park Jin-ju
Music:Jung Cha-sik
Cinematography:Kim Young-ho
Lee Tae-oh
Editing:Shin Min-kyung
Han Young-gyu
Studio:ifilm Corporation
Distributor:CGV Arthouse
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

My Sister, the Pig Lady (; lit. "A Pig Like Woman") is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Jang Moon-il.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was invited to the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their World Greats selection.[5] [6] The film also won Grand Prize at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.[7] [8]

Plot

In a small seaside village, where all the young men have left for the city, three young women, Jae-hwa, Yoo-ja, and Mi-ja hope to catch the eye of Joon-seob, the only eligible bachelor left in town. Jae-hwa has plans to make her family prosperous by raising pigs, but the endeavor is more difficult than she imagined: the pigs keep wandering away. They roam the town and every now and then get stuck in a rut. A rumor spreads that Jae-hwa's mother is having an affair. Not that it matters to her father, who is generally drunk, or to her younger brother, who keeps getting into fights. Joon-seob, who has stood by Jae-hwa despite her family's stream of misfortunes finally take his relationship with Jae-hwa to the next level, and they begin dating. But Yoo-ja and Mi-ja are not about to give up. They begin to scheme...

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ho. Stewart. Hwang Jung Eum Returns to the Big Screen with Pig-Like Woman. enewsWorld. 2015-08-26. 22 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Lee. Tae-ho. Hwang Jung-eum to Return to Big Screen After 2-year Hiatus. 10Asia. 2015-08-26. 23 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Ahn. So Hyun. Hwang Jung Eum Says She Gained Weight Filming My Sister, the Pig Lady. enewsWorld. 2015-08-31. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010100114/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/97318/hwang-jung-eum-says-she-gained-weight-filming-my-sister-the-pig-lady. 10 October 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Hea. Jung Min. [Photo] Hwang Jung Eum, Choi Yeo Jin, Lee Jong Hyuk and More Attend My Sister, the Pig Lady Screening]. enewsWorld. 2015-08-31. 31 August 2015.
  5. Web site: The World Greats Section of the MWFF Presents New Films by Noted Directors. Montreal World Film Festival. 2015-08-26. 13 August 2015.
  6. Web site: 7 Korean Films Invited to Montreal Fest. Yonhap. 2015-08-26. 20 August 2015.
  7. Web site: My Sister, the Pig Lady starring Hwang Jeong-eum receives Grand Prize at Osaka Asian Film Festival. Hancinema. 2016-03-16. 15 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Osaka Asian Festival: Pig Lady Wins Top Prize. Variety. 2016-03-16. 13 March 2016.