Harmony (Korean: 하모니; RR: Hamoni) is a 2010 South Korean drama film starring Kim Yunjin and Na Moon-hee about a group of women in prison who start a choir.[2][3]
| Harmony | |
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| Hangul | 하모니 |
| Revised Romanization | Hamoni |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hamoni |
| Directed by | Kang Dae-kyu |
| Written by | Lee Seung-yeon Yoon Je-kyoon Kim Hwi |
| Produced by | Kim Nam-su Yoon Je-kyoon Jeong Jae-won |
| Starring | Kim Yunjin Na Moon-hee Kang Ye-won |
| Cinematography | Kim Young-ho |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Shin Yi-kyung |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$19.1 million[1] |
It sold 3,045,009 tickets, making it the 5th best selling film of the year in Korea.[4]
Plot
editHong Jeong-hye is sentenced to serve 10 years in prison after killing her abusive husband. Pregnant at the time of her arrest, she gives birth to a baby boy behind bars but must give him up for adoption according to the law.
One day she sets out to start a choir with the help of Kim Moon-ok, a fellow inmate on death row for killing her adulterous husband and mistress. The prison chief promises her a special outing with her baby if she succeeds.[5][6]
Cast
edit- Kim Yun-jin as Hong Jeong-hye
- Na Moon-hee as Kim Moon-ok
- Kang Ye-won as Kang Yu-mi
- Jang Young-nam as Section chief Bang
- Lee Da-hee as Kong Na-yeong
- Jung Soo-young as Ji Hwa-ja
- Park Jun-myeon as Kang Yeon-sil
- Cha Jin-hyeok as Hyeon-wook
- Ji Sung-won as Hyeon-joo
- Do Yong-gu as school director
- Park Hye-jin as Yu-mi's mother
- Jeong Do-gyu as Yu-mi's adoptive father
- Kim Jae-hwa as Harmony Choir, Kwon-dal woman
- Kim Hyeon-ah as Harmony Choir, Fraudulent marriage
- Lee Do-hyeon as Jeong-hye's husband
- Lee Seung-yeon as young Kim Moon-ok
- Jeon Su-ji as teaching assistant Kang
- Moon Kyung-min as prison warden
- Lee Do-ah as "Glue ring"
- Lee Jun-hyeok as doctor in emergency room
- Cha Chung-hwa as Harmony Choir, chase woman
- Son Chae-bin as Harmony Choir, school gate
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Harmony | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Yunjin Kim | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kang Ye-won | Nominated | |
| Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Kang Dae-gyu | Nominated | |
| 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Yunjin Kim | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kang Ye-won | Nominated | |
| Na Moon-hee | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Kang Dae-gyu | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Shin Min-kyung | Nominated | |
| 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Kang Ye-won | Won |
| Best New Director | Kang Dae-gyu | Won | |
| 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Kang Ye-won | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Harmony (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (12 January 2010). "Kim Yun-jin Sings in Harmony Onscreen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ Ki, Sun-min (29 January 2007). "Lost star gets in tune with Harmony". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2010". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ "Harmony (2009)". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (10 December 2009). "Kim Yun-jin's film Harmony to open in Jan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20120910155446/http://www.harmony2010.co.kr/ (in Korean)
- Harmony at Naver (in Korean)
- Harmony at HanCinema
- Harmony at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Harmony at IMDb
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