Microhabitat (film)

Microhabitat
Theatrical release poster
Hanja 小公女
Revised Romanization So-gong-nyeo
Literally A Little Princess
Directed by Jeon Go-woon
Produced by Kim Soon-mo
Written by Jeon Go-woon
Starring Esom
Ahn Jae-hong
Music by Kwun Hyun-jeong
Cinematography Kim Tae-soo
Edited by Go Bong-gon
Production
company
Gwanghwamun Cinema
Distributed by CGV Arthouse
Release date
  • October 2017 (2017-10) (BIFF)
  • March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22) (South Korea)
Running time
 106 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$422,854[1]

Microhabitat (Hangul: 소공녀; Hanja: 小公女; RR: So-gong-nyeo; lit. A Little Princess) is a 2017 South Korean drama film written and directed by Jeon Go-woon.

Plot

The plot is woven around the life of Mi-so, a thirty something year old woman who is willing to give up her basic necessities of life in order to protect what she treasures the most: cigarettes, whiskey and her boyfriend.[2]

Cast

A former musician who now works as a housekeeper that decides to leave her accommodation due to the increase of living costs
An aspiring online comic artist who hasn’t found much success and also the boyfriend of Mi-so
  • Choi Deok-moon as Kim Rok-yi
  • Kim Jae-hwa as Choi Jeong-mi
  • Kim Kuk-hee as Jeong Hyeon-jeong
  • Lee Sung-wook as Dae-yong
  • Kang Jin-ah as Choi Moon-yeong
  • Cho Soo-hyang as Min-ji
  • Kim Ye-eun as Jae-kyung

Production

Microhabitat is Jeon's feature debut. It was produced by independent production outlet Gwanghwamun Cinema, which Jeon founded in 2013.[3]

Release and reception

During the first two weeks since its release, Microhabitat had attracted 46,000 moviegoers.[4]

Screen Anarchy highlighted the lead performance of Esom and reviewed the film as "vibrant and fun, yet always thoughtful and often poignant".[5]

The rights to the film have been sold to multiple Asian countries including, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and China.[6]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 22nd Busan International Film Festival CGV Arthouse Award Microhabitat Won [7]
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Jeon Go-woon Nominated [8]
43rd Seoul Independent Film Festival Audience Award Microhabitat Won [9]
17th New York Asian Film Festival Tiger Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Won [10][9]
22nd Fantasia International Film FestivalAQCC-Camera Lucida AwardWon [11]
27th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Esom Nominated [12]
Best New Director Jeon Go-woon Won
55th Grand Bell Awards Pending [13]
Best Screenplay Pending
Best Actress Esom Pending

References

  1. ↑ "Microhabitat (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. ↑ Jin Min-ji (6 April 2018). "The story of a woman unafraid to be herself". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Microhabitat". Busan International Film Festival.
  4. ↑ "The story of a woman unafraid to be herself". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Busan 2017 Review: MICROHABITAT, a Poignant and Lively Debut". ScreenAnarchy. 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/news/m-line-scores-sales-on-feng-shui-sunset-in-my-hometown-exclusive/5133257.article
  7. ↑ "Göteborg Film Festival Invites Korean Quintet". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  8. ↑ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Sung Ji-eun (July 19, 2018). "'Microhabitat' honored at festival". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  10. ↑ "S. Korean title wins best feature film at New York Asian Film Festival". Yonhap News Agency. July 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "THE WITCH and MICROHABITAT Awarded at Fantasia". Korean Film Biz Zone. August 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "[23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상". Busan.com (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Seoul Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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