My Sister, the Pig Lady (Korean: 돼지 같은 여자; RR: Dwaeji Gateun Yeoja; lit. "A Pig Like Woman") is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Jang Moon-il.[1][2][3][4] It was invited to the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their World Greats selection.[5][6] The film also won Grand Prize at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.[7][8]
| My Sister, the Pig Lady | |
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| Directed by | Jang Moon-il |
| Written by | Jang Moon-il |
| Produced by | Kim Sang-young Han Sang-bum |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-eum Lee Jong-hyuk Choi Yeo-jin Park Jin-ju |
| Cinematography | Kim Young-ho Lee Tae-oh |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung Han Young-gyu |
| Music by | Jung Cha-sik |
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| Distributed by | CGV Arthouse |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
In a small seaside village, where all the young men have left for the city, three young women, Jae-hwa, Yoo-ja, and Mi-ja hope to catch the eye of Joon-seob, the only eligible bachelor left in town. Jae-hwa has plans to make her family prosperous by raising pigs, but the endeavor is more difficult than she imagined: the pigs keep wandering away. They roam the town and every now and then get stuck in a rut. A rumor spreads that Jae-hwa's mother is having an affair. Not that it matters to her father, who is generally drunk, or to her younger brother, who keeps getting into fights. Joon-seob, who has stood by Jae-hwa despite her family's stream of misfortunes finally take his relationship with Jae-hwa to the next level, and they begin dating. But Yoo-ja and Mi-ja are not about to give up. They begin to scheme...
Cast
- Hwang Jung-eum as Jae-hwa
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Joon-seob
- Choi Yeo-jin as Yoo-ja
- Park Jin-ju as Mi-ja
References
External links
- My Sister, the Pig Lady at the Korean Movie Database
- My Sister, the Pig Lady at HanCinema
- My Sister, the Pig Lady at the Montreal World Film Festival