Our Body (2018 film)
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| Our Body | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Hangul | 아워 바디 |
| RR | Awo badi |
| MR | Awŏ padi |
| Directed by | Han Ka-ram |
| Written by | Han Ka-ram |
| Produced by | Park Syu-young |
| Starring | Choi Hee-seo Ahn Ji-hye |
| Cinematography | Lee Seong-eun |
| Edited by | Han Ka-ram |
| Music by | Lee Soo-yeon Lee Hae-in |
Production company | Korean Academy of Film Arts |
Release dates | |
Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Our Body (Korean: 아워 바디; RR: Awo badi) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written and directed by Han Ka-ram. It is her debut feature film.[2][3]
The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a determined runner and develops a fascination her, modeling her life after the runner.
Cast
- Choi Hee-seo as Ja-young[1][failed verification]
- Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo[1][failed verification]
- Kim Jung-young[3][failed verification]
- Park Sayon[1][failed verification]
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Discovery programme of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, held from 6 to 16 September 2018.[4] It was then screened at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in October 2018.[5]
Reception
Reviewing the film for Screen Daily, Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with Choi Hee-seo delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance".[2] Variety's Jessica Kiang noted it as "a promising but almost willfully obscure debut" and "a convincing but underpowered exploration of female identity and alienation in status-and-youth-obsessed contemporary Seoul".[6]