Daytime Drinking is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n film directed by NOH Young-seok in 2008.

On July 20, 2009, FUNImation Entertainment announced that it had acquired a license to distribute this film in North America.

Synopsis

On a drunken night out with his friends, a broken-hearted young man is swayed into going to the countryside with them for a getaway. But when he gets there, he finds that not only have none of them showed up, but the tiny seaside town is shuttered - no shops are open, no tourists are around, the beach is freezing, and there’s no cell phone signal. Unable (and reluctant) to return to Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, he finds himself in the company of some very unusual locals and, subject to the rigid rules of Korean drinking culture, on an increasingly strange odyssey nursing a never-ending hangover

Hangover

A hangover describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, diarrhea and thirst, typically after the...

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Ushering in a new era of independent filmmaking in South Korea, Daytime Drinking is a comedy in the spirit of Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American absurdist/deadpan comedy film. It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and stars jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint...

and Sideways

Sideways

Sideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two forty-something year old men, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to...

, but with a distinctly Korean twist.

Credits

• Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Production Designer, Editor, Sound, Composer : NOH Young-seok
• Production Company : StONEwork
• Sales Representatives : Eleven Arts

Cast

• SONG Sam-dong as Hyeok-jin (Go Go 70s)
• YOOK Sang-yeob as Ki-sang (Hand Phone)
• KIM Kang-hee as Next-door woman (Roommates, 4 Horror Tales)
• Lee Ran-hee as Ran-hee (Welcome to Dongmakgol)
• SHIN Un-Seop
• TAK Seoung-jun

Festivals

• Jeonju International Film Festival 2008
• Locarno International Film Festival 2008
• Toronto International Film Festival 2008
• Vessoul Asian Film Festival 2009
• Asian Hot Shots Berlin 2009
• International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009
• SXSW Film Festival 2009
• Hong Kong International Film Festival 2009
• Wisconsin Film Festival 2009
• Singapore International Film Festival 2009
• Fantasia Festival 2009
• Seattle Film Festival 2009

Awards

• JJ-Star Award / Audience Critics' Award - Jeonju International Film Festival
• Special Mention of the Jury / NETPAC Award - Locarno International Film Festival 2008
• INALCO Jury Award - Vessoul Asian Film Festival 2009

External links

• http://www.funimation.com/daytimedrinking/ FUNImation Entertainment Daytime Drinking Page