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Goodbye Mom

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Goodbye Mom
Directed byJeong Gi-hun
Written byJeong Gi-hun
Produced byKim Sang-min
StarringChoi Kang-hee
Kim Young-ae
CinematographyPark Yong-su
Edited byLee Hyun-mee
Music byKim Jun-seok
Jeong Se-rin
Production
company
Sirius Pictures
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$12.6 million[1]

Goodbye Mom (Korean애자; RRAe-ja) is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her mother. A box office hit with more than 1.9 million admissions, Jeong also won Best Director for Asian New Talent Award at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2009 46th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Jeong Gi-hun Nominated
Best Actress Choi Kang-hee Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Young-ae Won
Best Screenplay Jeong Gi-hun Nominated
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Choi Kang-hee Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Young-ae Nominated
Best New Director Jeong Gi-hun Nominated
Best Screenplay Jeong Gi-hun Nominated
Popular Star Award Choi Kang-hee Won
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Choi Kang-hee Nominated
Most Popular - Actress (Film) Choi Kang-hee Won
Best New Director (Film) Jeong Gi-hun Nominated
13th Shanghai International Film Festival Best Director for Asian New Talent Award Jeong Gi-hun Won

References

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  1. ^ "Goodbye Mom (2009)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. ^ "[K-FILM REVIEWS] 애자 (Goodbye Mom)". Screen Anarchy. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (27 August 2009). "Actresses Shine Thru Tears in Aeja". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ^ Song, Woong-ki (2 October 2009). "Aeja, perfect film for Chuseok". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ^ Kim, Lynn (9 September 2009). "New film Aeja selling most advance tickets". 10Asia. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  6. ^ "Goodbye Mom (2009)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ^ "Finecut dials up Love 911". Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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