Eyelids (film)

Eyelids (Korean: 눈꺼풀) is a 2015 South Korean drama starring Moon Seok-beom. Written and directed by O Muel, it follows an old man living a monk-like ascetic life on an island. Feeling frustrated and powerless while watching the news coverage in the aftermath of the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, 2014, O wrote the script in three days to offer a way to console the souls of the dead. It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the CGV Arthouse Award and DGK Award.[2][3][4][5]

Eyelids
Theatrical poster
Hangul눈꺼풀
Revised RomanizationNun-ggeopul
McCune–ReischauerNun'ggŏpul
Directed byO Muel
Produced byKwon Mi-hui
Written byO Muel
StarringMoon Seok-beom
Lee Sang-hee
Sung Min-chul
Lee Ji-hoon
Kang Hee
Music byChung Chae-woong
CinematographySung Min-chul
Edited byO Muel
Distributed byJinjin Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) (BIFF)
  • April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12) (South Korea)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$7,892[1]

Plot

An old man (Moon Seok-beom) living a monk-like ascetic life on an island. A phone rings, followed by a visitor for whom the man prepares the rice cakes, the last meal before the visitor journeys to the next world.

Cast

  • Moon Seok-beom as old man
  • Lee Sang-hee
  • Sung Min-chul
  • Lee Ji-hoon
  • Kang Hee

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
201520th Busan International Film FestivalCGV Arthouse Award
Eyelids
Won
DGK AwardWon
20196th Wildflower Film AwardsBest MusicChung Chae-woongWon

References

  1. "Eyelids (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zonen.
  2. Noh, Jean (4 October 2015). "Busan: O Muel opens Eyelids". Screen International. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  3. Lee, You-kyung (6 October 2015). "Asian cinema masterpieces, ferry tragedy at Korean film fest". Big Story. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. Lee, Maggie (19 October 2015). "Film Review: Eyelids: O Muel's film about South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster will prove hypnotic to some, soporific to others". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. Lee, Hyo-won (9 October 2015). "Busan: Vision Awards Go to Emerging South Korean Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-18.


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