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Ad-lib Night
Ad-lib Night
Hangul	아주 특별한 손님
Hanja	아주 特別한 손님
Revised Romanization	Aju Teukbyeolhan Sonnim
McCune–Reischauer	Aju T'ŭkpyŏrhan Sonnim
Directed by	Lee Yoon-ki
Written by	Lee Yoon-ki
Based on	short story by Azuko Taira
Produced by	Lee Yoon-ki ; Yun Il-joong ; Oh Su-seong
Starring	Han Hyo-joo; Kim Young-min
Cinematography	Choi Sang-ho
Edited by	Kim Hyeong-ju ; Jeremy Jeong
Music by	Kim Jeong-beom
Distributed by	KBS Sky
Release dates	October 2006 (Busan); 30 November 2006 (South Korea);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$12,626

Ad-lib Night (Korean: 아주 특별한 손님; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.^[4]

Cast

Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung
Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong
Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father
Yoon Hee-seok – Nam Taek-jong
Lee Hyun-jung – Ji-ho's mother
Kim Jung-ki – Young-eun's uncle
Shin Yeong-jin – Young-eun's aunt
Kwon Da-hyun – Lee Jin-young
Gi Ju-bong – Myung-eun's father
Kim Hye-ok – Myung-eun's mother
Bae Jong-ok – Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
Jin Yong-wook – Lee Sung-wook
Lee Seung-yeon
Yeo Min-gu

Awards

2006

26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)^[5]

2007

20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)^[6]
9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)^[7]

References

^ History
^ "Box office by Country: Ad-Lib Night". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
^ "Film File: Ad Lib Night". Berlinale. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ Bourne, Christopher (19 August 2011). "Review: Lee Yoon-ki's "Ad-Lib Night" – Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ 영화평론상 최우수작품상 '가족의 탄생'. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). 17 December 2006.
^ "Han Hyo-joo to Win Best Actress at Singapore Film Festival" Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. KBS Global. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
^ "＜第9回ドーヴィル・アジア映画祭＞閉幕を迎える – フランス" (in Japanese). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

External links

영화'아주 특별한 손님'공식카페 : 네이버 카페
Ad-lib Night at HanCinema
Ad-lib Night at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Ad-lib Night at IMDb

[1] History

[2] "Box office by Country: Ad-Lib Night". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

[3] "Film File: Ad Lib Night". Berlinale. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[4] Bourne, Christopher (19 August 2011). "Review: Lee Yoon-ki's "Ad-Lib Night" – Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[5] 영화평론상 최우수작품상 '가족의 탄생'. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). 17 December 2006.

[6] "Han Hyo-joo to Win Best Actress at Singapore Film Festival" Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. KBS Global. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-17.

[7] "＜第9回ドーヴィル・アジア映画祭＞閉幕を迎える – フランス" (in Japanese). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

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