Shin, a nobleman, had been trying to conceive a male heir to pass his family name. Unable to provide a male heir, Shin's wife gives her husband permission to search for a surrogate wife to bear a male heir. On the way to finding a surrogate wife, Shin runs into a 17 year old girl, Ok-nyo (Kang Soo-yeon). She was a poor feisty girl who stated she would do anything for money.
Original Title | Sibaji | ||||||||||
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German Title | Die Leihmutter | ||||||||||
French Title | La mère porteuse | ||||||||||
Other Titles | Sibaji - The Surrogate Mother - The Surrogate Woman | ||||||||||
Directed by | Kwon-taek Im | ||||||||||
Country | South Korea | ||||||||||
Available Formats | 35mm | ||||||||||
Screenplay | Im Kwon-taek | ||||||||||
Film Editing | Sun-duk Park | ||||||||||
Soundtrack | Byung-ha Shin | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Joong-mo Goo | ||||||||||
Production | Do-hwan Jeong | ||||||||||
Runtime | 94 Min. | ||||||||||
Language | Koreanisch/d/f | ||||||||||
Actors |
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Venice Film Festival
Best Actress
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
Best Director, Best Film, Best Supporting Actress
Faro Island Film Festival
Best Actress
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
Best Cinematography
Nantes Three Continents Festival
Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design
«Im Kwon-taek erzählt analytisch wie eh und je. Das Melodrama, das in dieser Geschichte steckt, wird ganz Struktur der Beobachtung. Die Kamera wie der Film erfassen präzise, beziehen aber nicht Stellung. Nicht weil die Stellung zum Geschehen nicht klar wäre und klar sein muss, sondern gerade, weil sie es ist.»
Ekkehard Knörer, jump-cut
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Im Kwon-taek:
«Ich wollte versuchen, Geschichte zu vergegenwärtigen, um so Situationen und Entwicklungen in der koreanischen Gegenwart besser analysieren zu können. Sibaji ist ein Film, der sich mit den konventionellen Glaubensformen der Koreaner auseinander setzt. Es geht konkret um die Bevorzugung der Söhne - eine Haltung, die mit dem Ahnenkult und seiner Tradition eng zusammenhängt.»
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