Tears (film)

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Tears
Directed by	Im Sang-soo
Produced by	B.O.M. Film Productions Co. Ltd.
Written by	Im Sang-soo
Starring	Jun Han Park Geun-yeong Bong Tae-gyu Jo Eun-ji Sung Ji-ru
Release date(s)	2000 (South Korea)
Running time	101 min.
Language	Korean
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul:	눈물
Hanja:
Revised Romanization:	Nanmul
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Tears is a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo. It tells the story of 4 runaway teens in the Garibong-dong district of Seoul and their struggles to survive the tough streets.

Director Im had the idea for this film before he shot his first film, Girls' Night Out. He spent 5 months in the Garibong-dong district amongst the homeless runaway teenagers gaining their trust and learning their lives before putting pen to paper on the screenplay. It was shot on digital video to save production costs, and did not do well at the box office.

[edit] Trivia

In Im's third film, A Good Lawyer's Wife, the teenage character Ji-woon (played by Bong Tae-gyu) can be seen at an empty movie theater with Ho-jeong (played by Moon So-ri) for a screening of Tears. Ji-woon laughs during a scene where something bad happens to Jang, the character he played, in Tears.

[edit] Awards

2000, FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention (For its ability to put real life on screen, and its extraordinary performances) at the Pusan International Film Festival