Breath (2007 film)

Breath (숨, Soom) is the fourteenth feature film by South Korean director Kim Ki-duk.

Breath
Hangul숨
Revised RomanizationSoom
McCune–ReischauerSum
Directed byKim Ki-duk
Written byKim Ki-duk
StarringChang Chen
Park Ji-a
Music byKim Myeong-jong
CinematographySeong Jong-mu
Edited byWang Su-an
Distributed bySponge
Release date
  • April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$624,947

Plot

A loner housewife, Yeon, deals with her depression and anger by beginning a passionate affair with a convicted man on death row. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Yeon visits the prison where a notorious condemned criminal, Jin, is confined. She has been following the news reports of his numerous suicide attempts. Despite knowing Jin's crimes, Yeon treats him like an old lover and puts all her efforts into his happiness, even though she doesn't know him.

Cast

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 67% approval for Breath, based on six critics.[2] Breath was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival,[3] although the prize was eventually awarded to the film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

The film grossed a total of $624,947 internationally.[4]

References
  1. Box-Office Admission Results (2007), Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on April 2, 2008.
  2. "Soom (Breath) (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Breath". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  4. "Breath". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
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