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House of Hummingbird

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About the film

14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, exploring young love and experiencing everything that comes with growing up in a country on the brink of enormous change.

Genre

Drama

Runtime

2h 18m

Released

2018

Director

Kim Bora

Producer

Zoe Sua Cho, Kim Bora, Yoon Ick-jun

Cast

Son Sang-yeon, Kil Hae-yeon, Kim Mi-hyang, Seol Hye-in, Park Seo-yoon, Park Ji-hu, Lee Sun-ju, Kim Sae-byuk, Jung In-gi, Park Soo-yeon, Lee Seung-yeon

Awards & recognition

Asian Film Critics Association Awards 2020

Winner NETPAC Award Best New Director

London Film Festival 2019

Winner Sutherland Award - Honourable Mention Bora Kim

Seattle International Film Festival 2019

Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Feature Film

Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Winner Best Actress International Narrative

Tribeca Fim Festival 2019

Winner Best Cinematography International Narrative

Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Winner Best International Narrative Feature

What people are saying

With an easy, lingering tempo and stunning frames shot through with light, this South Korean drama leaves the viewer with a sense of contemplative midsummer lassitude.

Nina Li Coomes

Chicago Reader

A really lovely, sensitive coming of age drama.

Angie Han

Film Week

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