Family Ties | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 가족의 탄생 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gajokeui tansaeng |
McCune–Reischauer | Kajokŭi t‘ansaeng |
Directed by | Kim Tae-yong |
Written by |
Kim Tae-yong Sung Ki-young |
Produced by | Bae Yong-kook Jung Tae-woon |
Starring |
Moon So-ri Go Doo-shim Uhm Tae-woong Gong Hyo-jin Kim Hye-ok Bong Tae-gyu Jung Yu-mi |
Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
Edited by | Sung Su-ah |
Music by | Cho Sung-woo |
Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$2,500,000 [1] |
Box office | US$1,040,300 [2] |
Family Ties ( Korean: 가족의 탄생; RR: Gajokeui tansaeng; lit. "Birth of a Family") is the second film by South Korean director Kim Tae-yong. [3] [4] [5] Mismarketed as a slapstick comedy through its promotional posters, [6] the film is actually a generation-to-generation view of two families through love and life. [7] [8]
The film is divided into three different 'family' portraits. The first two take place at roughly the same time. [9]
In part one, restaurateur Mi-ra ( Moon So-ri) is satisfied with her ordered, if solitary, life until her ex-con brother Hyung-chul ( Uhm Tae-woong) suddenly appears with his much older new wife Mu-shin ( Go Doo-shim) in tow. Mi-ra reluctantly allows them to stay a time with her at the family home, but friction builds over a short time and with the unexpected arrival of Mu-shin's young stepdaughter Chae-hyun, the three adults quickly reach a breaking point.
Part two concerns a quick-tempered young woman Sun-kyung ( Gong Hyo-jin) and her relationship with her estranged mother ( Kim Hye-ok). [10] Sun-kyung's resentment toward her mother is exacerbated by an affair the latter is having with a married man (Ju Jin-mo). Sun-kyung diligently tries to find employment in Japan, but once her mother dies of cancer, she must care for her young half-brother Kyung-suk and abandon her expatriation.
Part three brings together the first two story lines with the relationship of Chae-hyun ( Jung Yu-mi) and Kyung-suk ( Bong Tae-gyu) some years later. Kyung-suk, now a college student, is extremely jealous of Chae-hyun's openness to other men in her life and their compatibility is tested as a result of what he considers her "easy" behavior [her promiscuity is neither confirmed or denied]. The film ends with Kyung-suk being accepted by Chae-hyun's adopted family from part one. [11]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Best New Actor | Uhm Tae-woong | Won | ||
7th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Won | ||
Best Director | Kim Tae-yong | Won | |||
Best Film | Family Ties | Won | [12] | ||
47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Jameson Audience Award | Kim Tae-yong | Won | [13] [14] | |
Best Actress |
Moon So-ri,
Go Doo-shim, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Hye-ok |
Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Won | |||
Golden Alexander (Best Feature Film) |
Family Ties | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jung Yu-mi | Won | [15] | ||
Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Nominated | [16] | ||
Best Director | Kim Tae-yong | Won | [15] | ||
Best Film | Family Ties | Nominated | [16] | ||
5th Korean Film Awards | Best New Actress | Jung Yu-mi | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Sung Su-ah | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Kim Tae-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Film | Family Ties | Nominated | |||
2007 | Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Kim Tae-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hye-ok | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Kim Tae-yong, Sung Ki-young | Won | [18] | ||
Best Director | Kim Tae-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Film | Family Ties | Won | [18] | ||
Lotus Jury Prize | Family Ties | Won |
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