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'''''Our Body''''' ({{ko-hhrm|아워 바디||Our Body}}) is a 2018 South Korean [[drama film]] written and directed by Han Ka-ram in her debut feature film.<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/our-body-busan-review/5133019.article "'Our Body': Busan Review. A 30-something Korean woman strives for independence"], Jason Bechervaise, ''Screen Daily'', 4 October 2018. [Accessed 16 June 2020].</ref><ref>[https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20180902 "Our Body"] entry on the Korean Film Council (KoFiC) and Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) Film Directory. [Accessed 16 June 2020].</ref>
'''''Our Body''''' ({{ko-hhrm|아워 바디||Our Body}}) is a 2018 South Korean [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by Han Ka-ram. It is her debut feature film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bechervaise |first=Jason |date=2018-10-04 |title='Our Body': Busan Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/our-body-busan-review/5133019.article |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Our Body (2019) |url=https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20180902 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Korean Film Biz Zone |language=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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 with modeling her life after the runner.
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==
==Cast==
*[[Choi Hee-seo]] as Ja-young<ref name="tiff"/>
*[[Choi Hee-seo]] as Ja-young<ref name="tiff"/>{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}
*Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo<ref name="tiff"/>
*Ahn Ji-hye as Hyun-joo<ref name="tiff"/>{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}
*[[Kim Jung-young]]<ref name=":1" />{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}
*[[Kim Jung-young]]<ref>{{cite web |title=KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone |url=http://www.kobiz.or.kr/new/kor/01_bizmatching/movieInfo/movie_view.jsp?movieCd=20180902 |website=www.kobiz.or.kr |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref>
*Park Sayon<ref name="tiff"/>
*Park Sayon<ref name="tiff"/>{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}


== Release ==
== Release ==
The film had its world premiere in the ''Discovery'' section of the [[2018 Toronto International Film Festival]], held from 6 to 16 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=HAN Ka-ram's OUR BODY to Premiere at TIFF |url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=4959&mode=VIEW |website=koreanfilm.or.kr |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> It was then screened at the 23rd edition of the [[Busan International Film Festival]] in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=BIFF {{!}} 4–13 October 2018 |url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_list.asp?gotopage=2&OrderBy=asc&c_idx=317&QueryStep=2 |website=www.biff.kr |accessdate=September 10, 2018}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere in the ''Discovery'' programme of the [[2018 Toronto International Film Festival#Discovery|2018 Toronto International Film Festival]], held from 6 to 16 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conran |first=Pierce |date=2018-09-07 |title=HAN Ka-ram's OUR BODY to Premiere at TIFF |url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=4959&mode=VIEW |accessdate=2024-08-15 |website=Korean Film Biz Zone |language=en}}</ref> It was then screened at the [[23rd Busan International Film Festival]] in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Body |url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history_view.asp?pyear=2018&s1=&page=&m_idx=36875&kind=search |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Busan International Film Festival}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Reviewing it for [[Screendaily]], Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with [[Choi Hee-seo]] delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance".<ref>{{cite web |title='Our Body': Busan Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/our-body-busan-review/5133019.article |website=Screen |accessdate=October 8, 2018}}</ref> While ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'''s Jessica Kiang noted "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".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |title=Busan Film Review: 'Our Body' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/our-body-review-1202968289/ |website=Variety |accessdate=October 8, 2018 |date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>
Reviewing the film for [[Screen International#Screen Daily|''Screen Daily'']], Jason Bechervaise called it an "impressive feature debut", with [[Choi Hee-seo]] delivering "a nuanced and dedicated performance".<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|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".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |date=2018-10-08 |title=Busan Film Review: 'Our Body' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/our-body-review-1202968289/ |accessdate=October 8, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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|[[23rd Busan International Film Festival]]
|[[23rd Busan International Film Festival]]
| [[Busan International Film Festival#Actor .26 Actress of the Year Award|Actress of the Year]]
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| [[Choi Hee-seo]]
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=Busan: 'Clean Up,' 'Savage' Share New Currents Prizes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busan-2018-new-currents-awards-clean-up-savage-share-prizes-1152144 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=13 October 2018 |accessdate=October 14, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Hyo-Won |date=2018-10-13 |title=Busan: 'Clean Up,' 'Savage' Share New Currents Prizes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/busan-2018-new-currents-awards-clean-up-savage-share-prizes-1152144/ |accessdate=2024-08-15 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
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Revision as of 14:10, 15 August 2024

Our Body
Poster
Korean name
Hangul
아워 바디
Revised RomanizationAwo Badi
McCune–ReischauerAwŏ Padi
Directed byHan Ka-ram
Written byHan Ka-ram
Produced byPark Syu-young
StarringChoi Hee-seo
Ahn Ji-hye
CinematographyLee Seong-eun
Edited byHan Ka-ram
Music byLee Soo-yeon
Lee Hae-in
Production
company
Korean Academy of Film Arts
Release dates
  • September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) (TIFF)
  • October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (Busan)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Our Body (Korean아워 바디; RROur Body) is a 2018 South Korean drama film written and directed by Han Ka-ram. It is her debut feature film.[2][3]

Plot

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

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]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
23rd Busan International Film Festival Actress of the Year Choi Hee-seo Won [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Body". TIFF. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bechervaise, Jason (2018-10-04). "'Our Body': Busan Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ a b "Our Body (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. ^ Conran, Pierce (2018-09-07). "HAN Ka-ram's OUR BODY to Premiere at TIFF". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  5. ^ "Our Body". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  6. ^ Kiang, Jessica (2018-10-08). "Busan Film Review: 'Our Body'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Lee, Hyo-Won (2018-10-13). "Busan: 'Clean Up,' 'Savage' Share New Currents Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-15.