My Mother, the Mermaid

My Mother, the Mermaid
My Mother, the Mermaid
	Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul	인어공주
Hanja	人漁公主
Revised Romanization	Ineogongju
McCune–Reischauer	Inŏkongju
Directed by	Park Heung-sik
Written by	Park Heung-sik; Song Hye-jin
Produced by	Lee Joon-dong
Starring	Jeon Do-yeon; Park Hae-il; Go Doo-shim
Cinematography	Choi Young-taek
Edited by	Kim Yang-il
Music by	Jo Seong-woo
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	June 30, 2004;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

My Mother, the Mermaid (

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Synopsis

Na-young (Jeon Do-yeon) is an office worker who lives with her seemingly emotionally non-existent father Jin-kook (Kim Bong-geun), and loud cynical mother Yeon-soon (Go Doo-shim). As time passes, she is becoming more and more like her mother Yeon-soon.

One day, her father suddenly disappears and she skips her international airplane flight to find him. By entering her father's hometown, she is somehow transported back in time to when her parents' relationship was just beginning. She meets her mother, now a poor young woman (

haenyo to send her younger brother to school to get the education she never received. Her father is a charming man (Park Hae-il

) who works as a postmaster who delivers mail all over the town where her mother lived. He befriends Yeon-soon and teaches her how to read and write.

Na-young is taken in by the young Yeon-soon and, as they are now roughly the same age, the two become very close. Na-young is able to experience the trials, heartbreaks, and celebrations of Yeon-soon before she herself is suddenly transported back into the present time.

Awards and nominations

2004 Busan Film Critics Awards^[4]

Best Supporting Actress - Go Doo-shim

2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards

Nomination - Best Film
Nomination - Best Director - Park Heung-sik
Nomination - Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Go Doo-shim
Nomination - Best Cinematography - Choi Young-taek

2004 Korean Film Awards

Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon
Best Supporting Actress - Go Doo-shim
Nomination - Best Actor - Park Hae-il
Nomination - Best Screenplay - Park Heung-sik and Song Hye-jin
Nomination - Best Cinematography - Choi Young-taek
Nomination - Best Art Direction - Cho Geun-hyun
Nomination - Best Music - Jo Seong-woo

2004 Director's Cut Awards

Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

2005 Baeksang Arts Awards

Best Director - Park Heung-sik
Nomination - Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

2005 Chunsa Film Art Awards

Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

2005 Grand Bell Awards

Nomination - Best Director - Park Heung-sik
Nomination - Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Go Doo-shim
Nomination - Best Screenplay - Park Heung-sik and Song Hye-jin

References

^ Kim, Gab-sik (15 June 2004). "Did My Mom Love Like That?". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ Elley, Derek (9 August 2004). "My Mother the Mermaid". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ Kim, Kyu Hyun. "My Mother, the Mermaid". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ "My Mother, the Mermaid - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
My Mother, the Mermaid at the Korean Movie Database
My Mother, the Mermaid at
IMDb

My Mother, the Mermaid at HanCinema

[1] Kim, Gab-sik (15 June 2004). "Did My Mom Love Like That?". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

[2] Elley, Derek (9 August 2004). "My Mother the Mermaid". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

[3] Kim, Kyu Hyun. "My Mother, the Mermaid". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

[4] "My Mother, the Mermaid - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

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