Korean Film "Treeless Mountain" Coming to U.S. Theaters
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American movie distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American rights to the Korean film "Treeless Mountain", according to a report from the Hollywood Reporter on Jan. 27. Oscilloscope will debut the film at the Film Forum in New York on Apr. 22 before taking it to screens nationwide. A DVD release is also in the works, scheduled for summer 2009.
"Treeless Mountain" won the best film award at the Dubai International Film Festival, following its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in 2008. It will also be screened next month at the Berlin International Film Festival.
By Korean American director Kim So-yong, "Treeless Mountain" tells the story of two Korean sisters who look after each other when their impoverished mother abandons them to search for their estranged father. Taken under the care of a negligent aunt, six-year-old Jin and her younger sister Bin are exploited by their aunt's moneymaking schemes and are later shipped off to their elderly grandparents in the countryside. In portraying the sisters' love and loyalty, according to one critic, the film "straddles the line between coming-of age drama and family tragedy".
This is Kim's second film as director. Her first film, "In Between Days", also received positive reviews, winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 2006.
"Treeless Mountain" was produced by Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Ben Howe, Bradley Rust Gray and Kim, and was financed by Ian McGloin, Jamie Mai and Charlie Ledley under their Strange Loop Entertainment banner.
By Jongeun Lee
"Treeless Mountain" won the best film award at the Dubai International Film Festival, following its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in 2008. It will also be screened next month at the Berlin International Film Festival.
By Korean American director Kim So-yong, "Treeless Mountain" tells the story of two Korean sisters who look after each other when their impoverished mother abandons them to search for their estranged father. Taken under the care of a negligent aunt, six-year-old Jin and her younger sister Bin are exploited by their aunt's moneymaking schemes and are later shipped off to their elderly grandparents in the countryside. In portraying the sisters' love and loyalty, according to one critic, the film "straddles the line between coming-of age drama and family tragedy".
This is Kim's second film as director. Her first film, "In Between Days", also received positive reviews, winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 2006.
"Treeless Mountain" was produced by Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Ben Howe, Bradley Rust Gray and Kim, and was financed by Ian McGloin, Jamie Mai and Charlie Ledley under their Strange Loop Entertainment banner.
By Jongeun Lee
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