Hill of Freedom
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Moon So-ri
Seo Young-hwa
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| Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Produced by | Kim Kyoung-hee |
| Starring | Ryo Kase Moon So-ri Seo Young-hwa |
| Cinematography | Park Hong-yeol |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
| Music by | Jeong Yong-jin |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Films |
| Distributed by | Finecut |
Release dates |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean English Japanese |
| Box office | US$292,411[1] |
Hill of Freedom (Korean: 자유의 언덕; RR: Jayuui eondeok) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, and starring Ryo Kase, Moon So-ri, and Seo Young-hwa.[2][3][4][5] It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival,[6][7] and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival.[8][9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014.[10]
Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago. Mori arrives in Bukchon, a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background. Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won. Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon. Then even though Young-sun already has a boyfriend, she and Mori become lovers.[11]
Cast
- Ryo Kase as Mori[12]
- Moon So-ri as Young-sun
- Seo Young-hwa as Kwon
- Kim Eui-sung as Sang-won
- Youn Yuh-jung as Gu-ok
- Gi Ju-bong as Byeong-joo
- Lee Min-woo as Ji Kwang-hyun
- Jung Eun-chae as Nam-hee
- Jeong Yong-jin as Yeom-gu
- Na Hye-jin as Employee
- Kim Min-jae as Employee