Plum Blossom (film)

Plum Blossom
Directed by Kwak Ji-kyoon
Produced by Lee Won-gi
Oh Eun-sil
Written by Kwak Ji-kyoon
Starring Kim Rae-won
Kim Jung-hyun
Jin Hee-kyung
Bae Doona
Music by Kim Seong-jun
Song Si-hyeon
Cinematography Ham Sun-ho
Edited by Kim Hyeon
Production
company
Eye Pictures
Won Film
Distributed by Cinema Service
Release dates
  • October 14, 2000
Running time
 113 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Plum Blossom (Hangul: 청춘; RR: Cheongchun; lit. "Youth") is a 2000 South Korean coming-of-age film written and directed by Kwak Ji-kyoon.[1]

Plot

Kim Ja-hyo, a teenage boy, moves to a new high school in his senior year. His classmate Jeong Ha-ra seduces him, and he loses his virginity with her. Afterwards, he becomes frightened when Ha-ra obsessively declares her love for him, so he begins to avoid her. Devastated by his indifference, Ha-ra commits suicide in front of the whole school. Since then, though Ja-hyo sleeps around in college, he is unable to form lasting attachments with women. Until he meets perky nurse Seo Nam-ok.

Meanwhile, Ja-hyo's best friend Lee Su-in develops a crush on the new teacher, Yun Jeong-hye. She unwillingly rejects him because a student-teacher relationship is socially taboo. Heartbroken, Su-in gets involved with an older woman in college, but continues to pine after Jeong-hye, sending her countless letters. To get closure, he hopes to see her face-to-face one last time.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Derek Elley (19 November 2000). "Review: Plum Blossom". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bae Doo-na: Acting Without a Pretty Face On". The Chosun Ilbo. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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