Harmony (2010 film)

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Harmony
Theatrical poster
Hangul
하모니
Revised RomanizationHamoni
McCune–ReischauerHamoni
Directed byKang Dae-kyu
Written byLee Seung-yeon
Yoon Je-kyoon
Kim Hwi
Produced byKim Nam-su
Yoon Je-kyoon
Jeong Jae-won
StarringKim Yunjin
Na Moon-hee
Kang Ye-won
CinematographyKim Yeong-ho
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byShin Yi-kyung
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$19.1 million[1]

Harmony (Korean하모니; RRHamoni) is a 2010 South Korean drama film starring Kim Yunjin and Na Moon-hee about a group of women in prison who start a choir.[2][3]

It sold 3,045,009 tickets, making it the 5th best selling film of the year in Korea.[4]

Plot[edit]

Hong Jeong-hye is sentenced to serve 10 years in prison after killing her abusive husband. Pregnant at the time of her arrest, she gives birth to a baby boy behind bars but must give him up for adoption according to the law.

One day she sets out to start a choir with the help of Kim Moon-ok, a fellow inmate on death row for killing her adulterous husband and mistress. The prison chief promises her a special outing with her baby if she succeeds.[5][6]

Cast[edit]

  • Kim Yunjin as Hong Jeong-hye
  • Na Moon-hee as Kim Moon-ok
  • Kang Ye-won as Kang Yu-mi
  • Jang Young-nam as Section chief Bang
  • Lee Da-hee as Kong Na-yeong
  • Jung Soo-young as Ji Hwa-ja
  • Park Jun-myeon as Kang Yeon-sil
  • Cha Jin-hyeok as Hyeon-wook
  • Ji Sung-won as Hyeon-joo
  • Do Yong-gu as school director
  • Park Hye-jin as Yu-mi's mother
  • Jeong Do-gyu as Yu-mi's adoptive father
  • Kim Jae-hwa as Harmony Choir, Kwon-dal woman
  • Kim Hyeon-ah as Harmony Choir, Fraudulent marriage
  • Lee Do-hyeon as Jeong-hye's husband
  • Lee Seung-yeon as young Kim Moon-ok
  • Jeon Su-ji as teaching assistant Kang
  • Moon Kyung-min as prison warden
  • Lee Do-ah as "Glue ring"
  • Lee Jun-hyeok as doctor in emergency room
  • Cha Chung-hwa as Harmony Choir, chase woman
  • Son Chae-bin as Harmony Choir, school gate

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Category Recipient(s) Result
47th Grand Bell Awards Best Film Harmony Nominated
Best Actress Yunjin Kim Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kang Ye-won Nominated
Best New Actress Nominated
Best New Director Kang Dae-gyu Nominated
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Yunjin Kim Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kang Ye-won Nominated
Na Moon-hee Nominated
Best New Director Kang Dae-gyu Nominated
Best Music Shin Min-kyung Nominated
18th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress Kang Ye-won Won
Best New Director Kang Dae-gyu Won
46th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Kang Ye-won Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Harmony (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (12 January 2010). "Kim Yun-jin Sings in Harmony Onscreen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. ^ Ki, Sun-min (29 January 2007). "Lost star gets in tune with Harmony". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2010". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  5. ^ "Harmony (2009)". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  6. ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (10 December 2009). "Kim Yun-jin's film Harmony to open in Jan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-29.

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