Spring in My Hometown

Spring in My Hometown () is a 1998 South Korean film.

Synopsis

A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War.

Cast

• Ahn Sung-ki ... Sungmin's father
• Bae Yoo-jung ... Changhee's mother
• Cho Jae-hyun
• Kim Jungwoo ... Changhee
• Lee In ... Sungmin
• Myeong Gye-nam
• Myeong Sun-mi
• Oh Ji-hye ... Teacher
• Song Ok-sook ... Sungmin's mother
• Yu Hye-jeong
• Yu Oh-seong ... Sungmin's uncle

Awards

Wins

• Entrevues Film Festival (1998)
• Grand Prix Foreign Film (Spring in My Hometown)
• Hawaii International Film Festival (1998)
• Best Feature Film (Spring in My Hometown)
• Pusan International Film Festival (1998)
• FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention (Lee Kwang-mo) "For the director's mature approach to the consequences of recent Korean history on common people's lives."
• Thessaloniki Film Festival (1998)
• Special Artistic Achievement (Lee Kwang-mo)
• Tokyo International Film Festival (1998)
• Gold Award (Lee Kwang-mo)
• Fribourg International Film Festival (1999)
• Don Quixote Award (Lee Kwang-mo)
• Grand Bell Awards (1999)
• Best Film
• Kerala International Film Festival (1999)
• Special Jury Prize (Lee Kwang-mo)

Nominations

• Stockholm Film Festival (1998)
• Bronze Horse (Lee Kwang-mo)
• Thessaloniki Film Festival (1998)
• Golden Alexander (Lee Kwang-mo)

Notes

Bibliography

• "Hope, Despair, and Memory of the Koreans' War: Spring in My Hometown," Minjung Kim and Trenia Walker, Education About Asia 7.1 Spring 2002 (Free access after registration)