Height of the Wave
Promotional poster
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationPago
McCune–ReischauerP'ago
Directed byPark Jung-bum
Written byKim Min-kyung
Produced byOh Ji-yoon
StarringLee Seung-yeon
CinematographyPark Jong-chul
Edited byCho Hyun-joo
Music byYang Jung-won
Release dates
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (JIFF)
  • South Korea (South Korea)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Height of the Wave (Korean: 파고; RR: Pa-go) is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Park Jung-bum. It was first aired as part of tvN's 2019 Drama Stage television series. Unlike the television drama, the newly edited film features the guilt and greed between the characters.[1] It premiered at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival on 3 May 2019.[2] It made its international premiere and won the Special Jury Prize in the International Competition section of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival in August 2019.[3][4]

Plot

Police Officer Yeon-soo (Lee Seung-yeon) is dispatched to an island with her daughter after her divorce. When she witnesses the strange relationship between orphan Ye-eun and the island workers in the closed island village community, it terrifies her.[2][5]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref.
2019 Locarno Film Festival Special Jury Prize Height of the Wave Won [4][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Korean Drama "Drama Stage - Waves of Change"". Hancinema. February 2, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Height of the Wave (2019)". JIFF. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (July 17, 2019). "Locarno Film Festival unveils 2019 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "The 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival closes this evening with the award winner". Locarno International Film Festival. August 17, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Height of the Wave (2019)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Pierce Conran (August 26, 2019). "PARK Jung-bum Awarded Special Jury Prize at Locarno". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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