Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
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Poster for Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
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| Hangul | 성냥팔이 소녀의 재림 |
| Hanja | 성냥팔이 少女의 再臨 |
| Revised Romanization | Sungnyangpali sonyeoui jaerim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Songnyangp'ali sonyoui chaerim |
| Directed by | Jang Sun-woo |
| Produced by | Yoo in-taek |
| Written by | In Jin-mi Jang Sun-woo |
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Lim Eun-kyung Kim Hyun-sung Kim Jin-pyo |
| Music by | Dalparan |
| Cinematography | Kim Woo-hyung |
| Edited by | Han Seung-ryeong Kim Hyeon |
| Distributed by | Kihwik Cine |
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123 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (Hangul: 성냥팔이 소녀의 재림; RR: Sungnyangpali sonyeoui jaerim) is a 2002 South Korean action film. It was screened at the 2003 London Film Festival and was the opening film of the Fantasia Festival that same year.
The film was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Match Girl and Mardock Scramble.
The story is set in modern Korea. The Match Girl wanders the streets, trying to sell her matches. No one will buy any, and stores kick her out. Cold and hungry, she tries to warm her hands with the matches. A passersby tells her she should sniff the fumes instead, which she does. Feeling no more hunger or cold, she sees the snowflakes turn into cherry petals, and in the midst of the beautiful scenery she dies in the street.
Ju and his friend Lee are entertaining two young women in a bar. Lee is a popular StarCraft player in a tournament. Ju is more interested in his meal and leaves alone. He works as a delivery boy, humiliated by his employer. He wants to be a great gamer like his friend Lee, who wins the tournament and becomes a professional.
Ju hangs out at the game arcade, where he meets the Match Girl and buys a lighter. He follows the girl, but she is joined by another man, so Ju follows them from a distance. They leave on a boat, and Ju wakes in front of the arcade, holding the lighter but the Match Girl is gone. He searches but finds no sign of her. He calls the number on the lighter and is greeted by a welcome message to the game "Resurrection of the Little Match Girl". After hearing an explanation of the game and its dangers, Ju joins. He must let the girl die, but she must die thinking of him as her beloved.
Ju is then shown some of the characters he must save the Match Girl from. An organ harvester's plans are foiled by a small gang and a female gunslinger who rides a motorcycle. Ju later meets this woman, her name is Lara and she is described as a lesbian. Ju begs her to take him as a student, but she rejects him.
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