Ad-lib Night | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | 아주 한 손님 |
Revised Romanization | Ajoo Teukbyeolhan Sonnim |
McCune–Reischauer | Aju T‘ŭkpyŏlhan Sonnim |
Directed by | Lee Yoon-ki |
Produced by | Lee Yoon-ki Yun Il-joong Oh Su-seong |
Written by | Lee Yoon-ki |
Based on | short story by Azuko Taira |
Starring |
Han Hyo-joo Kim Yeong-min |
Music by | Kim Jeong-beom |
Cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
Edited by | Kim Hyeong-ju Jeremy Jeong |
Distributed by | KBS Sky |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$12,626 |
Ad-lib Night (Hangul: 아주 특별한 손님; RR: Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Yeong-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.