''Spring in My Hometown'' () is a

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

South Korean film.

Synopsis

A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

Cast

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki (; born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. He received Bog-wan Order of Cultural Merit in 2005 Culture Day. ...

... Sungmin's father * Bae Yoo-jung ... Changhee's mother *

Cho Jae-hyun Cho Jae-hyun (born June 30, 1965) is a South Korean film, stage, and TV actor. He is commonly dubbed "director Kim Ki-duk's persona" since Cho has starred as leading and supporting characters in a number of films directed by Kim. Early years and ...

* Kim Jungwoo ... Changhee * Lee In ... Sungmin * Myeong Gye-nam * Myeong Sun-mi * Oh Ji-hye ... Teacher *

Song Ok-sook Song Ok-sook (; born August 14, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She has appeared in supporting roles in numerous television dramas, including ''Winter Sonata'', '' Beethoven Virus'', ''More Charming by the Day'', and '' Missing You''. Song is ...

... Sungmin's mother * Yu Hye-jeong *

Yu Oh-seong Yu Oh-seong (born September 11, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Beat'' (1997), '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999), ''Friend'' (2001) and ''Champion'' (2002). Career Yu Oh-seong made his stage debut in 1992, a ...

... Sungmin's uncle

Awards

Wins

* Entrevues Film Festival (1998)Awards based on ** Grand Prix Foreign Film (''Spring in My Hometown'') *

Hawaii International Film Festival Hawaii ( ; ) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, th ...

(1998) ** Best Feature Film (''Spring in My Hometown'') *

Pusan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF; ), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from ...

(1998) ** FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention ( Lee Kwang-mo) "For the director's mature approach to the consequences of recent Korean history on common people's lives." *

Thessaloniki Film Festival The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its ...

(1998) ** Special Artistic Achievement ( Lee Kwang-mo) *

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...

(1998) ** Gold Award ( Lee Kwang-mo) *

Fribourg International Film Festival The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is an annual film festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is focused on selected films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Grand Prize is the main award of the Fribourg International Film Festival. ...

(1999) ** Don Quixote Award ( Lee Kwang-mo) *

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

(1999) ** Best Film *

Kerala International Film Festival The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

(1999) ** Special Jury Prize ( Lee Kwang-mo)

Nominations

Stockholm Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career fil ...

(1998) ** Bronze Horse ( Lee Kwang-mo) *

(1998) ** Golden Alexander ( Lee Kwang-mo)

Notes

Bibliography

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Hope, Despair, and Memory of the Koreans' War: ''Spring in My Hometown''
" Minjung Kim and Trenia Walker, '' Education About Asia'' 7.1 Spring 2002 (Free access after registration) {{DEFAULTSORT:Spring in My Hometown 1998 films 1990s Korean-language films 1990s South Korean films Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners Korean War films South Korean war drama films 1990s war drama films