In My End Is My Beginning
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| Hangul | 끝과 시작 |
| Hanja | 끝과 始作 |
| Revised Romanization | Ggeutgwa sijak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kkŭtgwa sijak |
| Directed by | Min Kyu-dong |
| Produced by |
Min Ji-soo Seo Eun-jung |
| Written by | Min Kyu-dong |
| Starring |
Uhm Jung-hwa Kim Hyo-jin Hwang Jung-min |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Cinematography |
Kim Byeong-seo Kim Jun-young |
| Edited by | Seong Su-a |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
In My End Is My Beginning (Hangul: 끝과 시작; RR: Ggeutgwa sijak) is a 2013 South Korean film starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Hyo-jin, and Hwang Jung-min.
In My End Is My Beginning originally appeared as a short film in Five Senses of Eros, a 2009 anthology about sensuality and sexuality. Then writer-director Min Kyu-dong expanded the short into a feature-length director's cut, which provides a fuller version of the story including "the end" of the relationship not shown in the short. This expanded theatrical version made its world premiere at the 2009 Busan International Film Festival.[1] It was later released in theaters on April 4, 2013.[2][3]
The title is a quotation from the T. S. Eliot poem East Coker.
Plot
Jung-ha (Uhm Jung-hwa) is left alone and heartbroken after her husband Jae-in (Hwang Jung-min) dies in a car accident. Her grief sharpens when she learns after his death that he had been cheating on her with her friend Na-ru (Kim Hyo-jin). As a novelist, Jae-in had been looking for new stimulation to rouse him from his boring routine, and the secrecy and risk of his affair with Na-ru inspired his work. After Jae-in's funeral, Na-ru goes to Jung-ha, begging for forgiveness, saying that she will do anything if only Jung-ha will let her stay at her house. Jung-ha refuses at first, but eventually they begin living together. The strange co-habitation arrangement between Jung-ha and Na-ru and its complicated web of love, hate, lust, and guilt, develops into a lesbian relationship, leading to a new way of life.[4][5]
Cast
- Uhm Jung-hwa ... Lee Jung-ha
- Kim Hyo-jin ... Kang Na-ru
- Hwang Jung-min ... Min Jae-in
- Lee Hwi-hyang ... Jung-ha's mother
- Kim Kang-woo ... Jung-ha's younger brother
- Jone D. Kim ... one-night stand man
- Choi Min-sik ... doctor (voice cameo)
References
- ↑ Elley, Derek (27 October 2009). "In My End is My Beginning". Variety. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Kim, Hyun-min (22 March 2013). "Fatal Love, Hatred and Sympathy - In My End Is My Beginning". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (28 March 2013). "Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Hyo Jin Release Seductive Lesbian Stills for Upcoming Film". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "In My End Is My Beginning (2013)". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ↑ "2013.4.5 NOW PLAYING: In My End Is My Beginning (19)". Korea JoongAng Daily. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
External links
- In My End Is My Beginning at the Korean Movie Database
- In My End Is My Beginning at the Internet Movie Database
- In My End Is My Beginning at HanCinema