Park Ji-yeon (박지연)

Time

2006/08/19 | Source | Permalink |

Many ordinary moviegoers have often found themselves somewhat uneasy with director Kim Ki-duk's movies for their unique violent, anti-feminism qualities. However, director Kim's new movie 'Time' scheduled for release on August 24 will be probably appealing to more viewers.

Of course, only if you can handle director Kim's unique philosophical introspection and the gory scenes of plastic surgery where facial bones are operated on.

Se-hee (Park Ji-yeon) and Ji-woo (Ha Jeong-woo) have been in relationship for two years. As Se-hee suspects her boyfriend's love, however, she becomes neurotically sensitive and wants to poke out the eyes of other women for just staring her boyfriend. As Ji-woo grows increasingly tired of Se-hee's neurotic responses, Se-hee disappears. Six-months later, an entirely differently looking Se-hee, after having undergone plastic surgery, approaches Ji-woo all over again but with another name, Sae-hee. But she comes to realize that the woman Ji-woo really loves ...| More

A disability comes into the spotlight

2005/02/26 | Source | Permalink |

February 26, 2005 ㅡ The recently released movie "Running Boy (Marathon)", about the trials and triumphs of an autistic person training to compete in a marathon, has revived interest in the problems of the disabled.
A mere three weeks after its release, the movie has drawn more than 3.2 million viewers.
Currently, about 7,600 autistic persons in South Korea are registered with the Health and Welfare Ministry, with 6,270 of them being males. But experts say the actual number of people suffering from the disability ranges from 30,000 to 40,000. If one were to include those with relatively mild symptoms, the number could exceed 100,000.
Many families with autistic offspring do not register with the government because of the social stigma that comes from being labeled "autistic", while some do not know they need to register in order to receive any welfare benefits.
It was only in 2000 that people with autism were formally categorized as "disabled", allowing them to receive welf...| More