On the Beach at Night Alone


On the Beach at Night Alone is a 2017 South Korean drama film written, produced, and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Kim Min-hee won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award.

Plot

Young-hee is a washed up actress who is stressed by a relationship with a married man in Korea. On the beach she wonders: Is he missing me, like I miss him?

Cast

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "On the Beach at Night Alone finds writer-director Sang-soo Hong working in a more personal vein—without losing the singular sensibilities that have informed much of his acclaimed earlier work. On Metacritic, the film holds an average rating of 80 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.

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