Starring: Bae Du-Na, Kim Tae-Wu, Ju Hyeon
Director: Hyeon Nam-Seop
Studio: Enter One
Rating: 12+
Genre: Comedy
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About This DVD
"Ajumma" is a word that originally indicated any married woman. However, it has
gradually gained a new meaning connoting boldness and toughness in public
contexts, especially for their husband's and children's sake. Because these
features are not typically considered feminine, they are often referred to
humorously as "the third sex."
The new domestic comedy Geum-sun is a movie about a newly married ajumma, Geum-sun
(Bae Du-na). More specifically, it is about her overnight journey through an
entertainment district in nighttime Seoul, where many people go on drinking
sprees, forgetting themselves. Although the movie clearly depicts the typical
toughness of an ajumma through her excursion, its main focus is the cordial
affection Geum-sun shows toward her husband and daughter.
Geum-sun is a former star volleyball player. At the age of 20, she happened to
marry a huge fan of hers, Jun-tae (Kim Tae-wu). Married at such a young age, she
is not familiar with household chores such as cooking and taking care of a baby,
and suddenly, all sort of wild things begin on Jun-tae's first day at his
workplace. At the company's welcoming party for new employees, Jun-tae is forced
to drink excessively, to the point that he becomes unconscious, and is
accidentally left alone in a seedy bar. Finally, after an unidentified caller
phones from the bar, Guem-sun leaves home at midnight to rescue her husband, who
is being held hostage at the bar.
Though gangsters play an entertaining key role in the movie, director Hyun
Nam-sup does not want this to be called another "Jo-pok" (gangster) movie. "For
sure, many 'jo-poks' show up in the movie. But it should be understood as
natural, considering the movie's setting," Hyun, who is a former screenwriter,
said. In a sense, the characters seen during Geum-sun's one-night escapade
resemble those from the world of Greek mythology in a twisted way, full of
contradictory figures. However, while the mythological world is that of many
physically hybrid figures, such as minotaurs, ours is contradictory in that poor
and haggard-looking people with kind and warm hearts coexist with cold-hearted
villains sporting neat and trendy looks.
In the movie, a middle-aged gentleman is eager to have a physical relationship
with a high school girl for money, and a greedy storeowner strives not to pay a
penny to his Chinese Korean employee. This is the dark side of our real society.
However, at the same time, there are even poorer but warm-hearted people helping
each other, sharing warm, humane smiles from deep inside of their hearts. This
is the world we live in, and the world worth living for with all the flaws and
faults of our society. The nightlife of Seoul reflected in the eyes of the
ajumma Geum-sun is painful, but beautiful.
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2002 |
| Running Time: | 90 |
| Special Features: | Making Film, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer/TV Spot, NG Cut |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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