Awaiting (Korean민우씨 오는날; RRMinwussi Oneunnal; lit. "The Day Min-woo Arrives") is a 2014 South Korean short film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu, starring Moon Chae-won and Go Soo.[1][2]

Awaiting
Hangul
민우씨 오는날
Revised RomanizationMinwussi Oneunnal
McCune–ReischauerMinussi Onŭnnal
Directed byKang Je-gyu
Written byKang Je-gyu
Produced byKang Je-gyu
Victor Koo
Frank Wei
StarringMoon Chae-won
Go Soo
CinematographyLee Jong-youl
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Release dates
  • March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27) (HKIFF)
  • December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18) (South Korea)
Running time
28 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

It is one of four short films comprising Beautiful 2014, the third annual omnibus project commissioned by Chinese online platform Youku Tudou and the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The other short films were The Dream directed by Shu Kei, HK 2014 - Education for All directed by Christopher Doyle, and Boss I Love You directed by Zhang Yuan.[3] Beautiful 2014 premiered at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 27, 2014.[4] Awaiting received a theatrical release in South Korea on December 18, 2014.

Plot

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A young woman named Yeon-hee is traveling to Pyongyang with a coach full of elderly people. As she flips through old photographs, she remembers telling her husband Min-woo that she wouldn't allow him to "cross over" to North Korea given the political situation of the day. But Min-woo left anyway and never returned home, and their marriage was torn apart by the Korean War. Now, sixty years after the division of Korea, she looks forward to reuniting with her beloved Min-woo again.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Lee Mi-ji (19 December 2013). "Moon Chae Won to cast in director Kang Je Gyu's The Day Min Woo Comes". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  2. ^ "Go Soo pairs with Moon Chae-won as lifelong lovers". Dramabeans. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  3. ^ Mark Adams (24 March 2014). "Beautiful 2014". Screen International. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  4. ^ "Beautiful 2014". The 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  5. ^ Clarence Tsui (25 March 2014). "Beautiful 2014 (Mei Ho 2014/Mei Hao 2014): Filmart Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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