Alive (2015)

Profile

• Movie: Alive
• Revised romanization: Sanda
• Hangul: 산다
• Director: Park Jung-Bum
• Writer: Park Jung-Bum
• Producer: Jung Jae-Keun, Shin Yoo-Jae
• Cinematographer: Kim Jong-Sun
• World Premiere: May 4, 2014 (Jeonju International Film Festival)
• Release Date: May 21, 2015
• Runtime: 160min.
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

With winter now in season, Jeong-Cheol (Park Jung-Bum) desperately struggles to support himself and those around him. His mentally ill sister Su-Yeon (Lee Seung-Yeon) wants to flee to Seoul, but she’s haunted by her past. His niece Ha-Na (Shin Haet-Bit) wants to play the piano, but she doesn’t have money and must make sure her mother doesn’t get in trouble. Jeong-Cheol wants to settle down with his girlfriend and have her quit her job. His co-workers are demanding pay, which a co-worker ran off with. A job at a bean curd factory provides an opportunity for Jeong-Cheol.