Night and Day


2h 25m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Sung-nam is a successful married painter of around forty years of age. He is now standing at the airport in Paris with a huge suitcase--Sung-nam is on the lam from a jail sentence in Korea because he was caught smoking marijuana and drunk. Now, he spends his days wandering aimlessly about the street

Film Details

Also Known As
Bam Gua Nat, Bam-gwa Nat, Night & Day
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Bitters End; IFC Films; Sophie Dulac Productions
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Synopsis

Sung-nam is a successful married painter of around forty years of age. He is now standing at the airport in Paris with a huge suitcase--Sung-nam is on the lam from a jail sentence in Korea because he was caught smoking marijuana and drunk. Now, he spends his days wandering aimlessly about the streets of the Paris for there is little else for him to do. But then he meets Hyun-ju, a young Korean female art student in Paris. Sung-nam loves his wife but he finds himself falling head over heels in love with this pretty and mysterious young woman.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bam Gua Nat, Bam-gwa Nat, Night & Day
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Bitters End; IFC Films; Sophie Dulac Productions
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2008

Released in United States Fall October 23, 2009

Released in United States February 2008

Released in United States October 2008

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 26-October 12, 2008.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Korean Cinema Today - Panorama) October 2-10, 2008.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 25-October 10, 2008.

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26-October 12, 2008.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 25-October 10, 2008.)

Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Korean Cinema Today - Panorama) October 2-10, 2008.)

Released in United States Fall October 23, 2009