Treeless Mountain (2008)

Director:

So Yong Kim

Writer:

So Yong Kim (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 2009 (South Korea)

Plot:

In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after one another when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Piggy Bank | School | Seoul Korea | Coin

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Chae Gil Byung	...	Pedestrian in City
Jung Gil Ja	...	Minoo's Mom
Shin Hyun Je	...	Bus Driver
Kim Mi Jung	...	Hyun's Mom
Hee-yeon Kim	...	Jin
Mi-hyang Kim	...	Big Aunt
Song-hee Kim	...	Bin
Soo-ah Lee	...	Mom
Sung Sook Lee	...	Stall Lady
Lee Hyun Seo	...	Hyun
Park Boon Tak	...	Grandma
Lee Kang Won	...	Neighbor Lady
Ha Min Woo	...	Minoo
Kim Il Woo	...	Man with Cellphone
Lee Byung Yong	...	Grandpa

Directed by
So Yong Kim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
So Yong Kim		writer

Produced by
Bradley Rust Gray	....	producer
Ben Howe	....	producer
So Yong Kim	....	producer
Lars Knudsen	....	producer
Charles Ledley	....	executive producer
Jamie Mai	....	executive producer
Ian McGloin	....	executive producer
Jay Van Hoy	....	producer

Original Music by
Asobi Seksu

Cinematography by
Anne Misawa

Film Editing by
Bradley Rust Gray
So Yong Kim

Production Design by
See-hee Kim

Sound Department
Sasha Awn	....	sound effects editor
Eli Cohn	....	dialogue editor
Mark Garcia	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Offin	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bennett Cerf	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Nicholas Zeig-Owens	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
David Magdael	....	publicist
Douglas Seok	....	production assistant

Thanks
Mark Siegmund	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Parts and Labor
• Soandbrad
• Strange Loop Entertainment

Distributors

• ASC Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• IFA (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Oscilloscope Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Soda Pictures (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• With Cinema (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ovasen Post Production  post-production services and facilities
• Ovasen  post-production services and facilities
• Seoul Film Commission  funding
• Tandem Sound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Los senderos de la vida" - Argentina (new title)
"Pustá hora" - Czech Republic
"Treeless Mountain" - Argentina (festival title)
"Vouno horis dentra" - Greece (festival title)

Runtime:

89 min | Canada:89 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:89 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:G

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Company:

Parts and Labor

Treeless Mountain

Wow, I don't know what movie thevisitor967 watched, but I highly doubt it was "Treeless Mountain". This is one of the best movies I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It is an absolutely beautiful movie and I cannot recommend it highly enough. This is a movie that should get the Academy Award, not the junk that seems to be nominated and seem to win as of late.

I was blown away with the slight facial and voice changes that these two little girls put into this movie. The innocence was so beautiful to watch and it is hard to believe that they are not sisters in real life

A movie that you will not forget and if it doesn't touch you then check your pulse as I doubt that your still breathing.