Hope (Korean Movie)

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Movie: Hope (English title) / Wish (literal title)
Revised romanization: Sowon
Hangul: 소원
Director: Lee Joon-Ik
Writer: So Jae-Won (novel), Kim Ji-Hye, Jo Joong-Hoon
Producer: Byn Bong-Hyun, Sung Chang-Yun
Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Kyoung
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Runtime: 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Family / Best Film-Movie of the Year
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

On a rainy morning, little So-Won (Lee Re) leaves for school, which is not very far from her home. Her father works at a local factory and her mother runs a modest neighborhood stationery shop below their home. So-Won is supposed to walk to school with her friend, but her friend ditched her for his group of guy friends. So-Won does not make it to school.

Hours later, So-Won's father Dong-Hoon (Sol Kyung-Gu) receives a gut wrenching phone call from the police. So-Won is now hospitalized after being brutally sexually assaulted. Can their family put back the pieces of their once happy home?

Notes

Filming began April 13 2013 in Changwon, South Korea and finished on June 24, 2013 in Busan. All actors attended the final day of filming for the movie.
Korean movie title "So Won" is the name of the daughter in the film and it also means "wish" in Korean.

Cast



Sol Kyung-Gu	Uhm Ji-Won	Lee Re	Kim Hae-Sook
Dong-Hoon	Mi-Hee	So-Won	Psychiatrist Jung-Sook



Kim Sang-Ho	Ra Mi-Ran	Yang Jin-Sung	Kim Do-Yeob
Gwang-Sik	Young-Suk's mother	Police Office Do-Kyung	Young-Suk

Additional Cast Members:

Kwon Tae-Won - Detective Squad Chief
Kim Jin-Hyeok - Detective Seo
Kang Shin-Chul - Prosecutor
Cha Mi-Kyung - Vice Principal
Song Young-Kyu - psychiatrist
Jung Min-Sung - Reporter Kim
Yoon Jong-Goo - Mr. Kim
An Se-Ha - Kokomong costumed part-timer 1
Jo Bok-Rae - Kokomong costumed part-timer 1
Seo Hyun-Woo - paramedic
Kim Sang-Il - surgeon
Jin Sun-Mi - chief nurse
Lee Seung-Taek - police constable
Jang Dae-Woong - Young-Suk's friend
Park Eun-Young - Parents' Association President
An Hui-Ju - Parents' Association member
Jo Mun-Ui - court-appointed lawyer

Trailers

Film Festivals

2013 (8th) Korean Film Festival In Paris - October 30-November 6, 2013 - Opening Film
2014 (13th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 27-July 14, 2014 *North American Premiere

Awards

2014 (50th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 27, 2014
- Best Actor (Sol Kyung-Gu)
- Best Screenplay (Kim Ji-Hye), (Jo Joong-Hoon)
2013 (33rd) Korean Association of Film Critics Awards - November 29, 2013
- Best Actress (Uhm Ji-Won)
2013 (34th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 22, 2013
- Best Film
- Best Supporting Actress (Ra Mi-Ran)
- Best Screenplay (Kim Ji-Hye, Jo Joong-Hoon)

Comments

Blanca Trueba Dec 08 2023 4:09 am When she asked if the Kokomong was Daddy, and when she held his hand after he nodded, I cried.

When she opened the Kokomong's head and wiped her Dad's face, I cried.

When she asked his Daddy not to hit the bad man in court, and when he carried her out of the court, I cried.

And those were only 3 scenes, out of so many tear-jerking scenes in this beautiful and well-crafted movie.

Excellent acting performance across all the cast, including the Dad, the Mom and especially the little girl -- she can carry this difficult role beautifully despite her young age, amazing.

Couldn't believe I only found out and watched this movie 10 years after it was released. One of the best Korean movies ever!!!

Justice_seeker Apr 14 2021 1:57 pm I couldn't believe that the law of severely sexual assault gives chances for the criminal again to assault someone someday. Shame on that bloody rules. A lovely and innocent kid will bear the pain rest of her life. Things can go like that parents will forget one day that their kid's painful episode. Girls are made by God himself. At least I could satisfy that the bloody bastard's death on the court after depicting by the moron judges.

I_L_Y Dec 15 2020 12:42 pm Okayyyyy!! I Just Want To Share My Feelings After I Watch This Movie (If You Still Didn't Watch It, Do It Now) this movie is so heartbreaking and frustrating at the same time. That rapist shouldn't be freed. He deserves to rot in jail! And Hope is such a smart and brave girl. I hope that she's doing fine right now. And what's wrong with the court something¿ only 12 years!? Remind you she was only 8! And after that 12 years passed she would just be in her early 20's!!! If i'm Hope or Hope's family I would really lost my shit and make sure that guy will die in my hands, or make sure I will get the justice that I deserve! I hope and pray for the best for Hope and her family. I just can't sleep after I watch this movie. It's almost 3 am here in my countrY. And yeah I agree, the most scary movies or dramas are not horror, but a real-life story. Hope, if you're reading this Hwaitingggggggg!!! Sending Hearts And Love And Support From Philippines! (I hope my rant make sense, english is not my first language) Watch This Movie Now Guys!!

nctSment Apr 02 2020 11:27 pm Such a really touching movie, and i already now this film baesd on true story, oh my god im so crying. I can't imagine how feel that girl (sowon) right now

caca Jul 16 2019 8:34 am a must-watch korean movie for all men and women in this world.

ai Apr 28 2019 3:11 am This movie really made my eyes swelled so bad. I'm literally crying for the whole movie

Hopeworld Apr 25 2019 11:29 am After knowing that it's a true event and just after one year he's gonna get released from prison... Breaks my heart. How can such criminals not get a death sentence... I'm feeling very bad for that little girl.

Antique Mar 16 2018 12:44 am Im just watching the trailer and already make me cry.

ichi Dec 02 2016 10:14 pm the most emotional movie so far. i never stop crying from the beginning till the end, really recommended movie. this movie really concern about girls/woman especially children and give us alertness about sexual harassment

Tin Sep 11 2016 12:41 am I knew this movie was going to be a tear jerker but I didn't think I would be crying from the beginning until the end. Great acting all around. Def a must see

Anu Sep 03 2016 7:11 pm This movie was epic of emotions. When Lee Re ( little girl) says ' is that you dad?' to the mascot i just couldn't stop crying. My eyes are still watery when i think of that shot when dad is sweating inside the mascot. Amazing direction, a plus acting, excellent direction, excellent makeup of the bruises. One of the top movies!! I wish everyone should see the movie. Best Movie ever!

Paul Mullin Sep 01 2016 10:00 pm one best movies I've ever seen. Cried from start to finish. Happy tears and sad tears. Haven't cried this much since my brother died 20 years ago. must see movie. wonderful acting and script.

Sheng Aug 31 2016 6:54 am I'm glad this was well commended.

firenze Oct 02 2015 12:40 am OMG! This movie really surprised me! Indeed one of the BEST film I have ever watched. It made me cry so much! The kids were very good! The entire cast were EXCELLENT! BIG THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS to the entire PRODUCTION (",)

ixxdhxx81 May 16 2015 9:26 am I have watched this movie and I cried a lot. I didn't realize that the little girl in this movie is Lee Re. Wah. Lee Re, you deserve a daesang. Seriously!

lonelimess May 01 2014 12:46 am What is the title of the soundtrack in the last part? :)

Lily Apr 10 2014 11:47 pm I watched this movie in the plane from Seoul to KL. It's very a good movie, I cried from the start till end of the movie. Recommended...must watch this movie.

madfly Apr 01 2014 4:14 am he got only 12 years for raping and almost killing an eight year old girl, giving her the trauma and lifetime disability. it was a disappointing punishment. it is a good movie, you will cry. my heart went out to the girl when she was in and out of consciousness. good acting for the mom, dad and the girl. hope for the girl and for the family to recover from the tragic incident, and that after 12 years the culprit must have been rehabilitated from alcoholism and everything. recommended must watch..

Sely Tha Mar 30 2014 6:11 am this movis is great, lots of meanings we can get. Damn for the culprit, hope he will be burnt in the hell.

Ki Nov 22 2013 5:12 pm Must say I'm really surprised "Hope" won Best Film at the Blue Dragon Awards. I get why the director wanted to make the film - to show the family's recovery from a such a horrific and devastating incident. With that said, I wanted to see some hope after all the misery displayed in the film for the first hour and then this depressing court room scene came out of the blue which made me get up and leave. In retrospect, I think I would rather bang my head on the wall than watch this film again.

P.S. for a movie that will make you want to sit (cry?) in silence long after the film ends without any exploitative‎ feel, check out "Han Gong-Ju".

anna Oct 19 2013 8:59 pm What a good year for Sol Kyung-Gu. All his movies did really well at the box office this year.

Choann Oct 05 2013 12:50 pm He got 12 years. @ko it wasn't just that she got raped. This movie is based on a true story. Look up "nayoung case" and a few things should come up.

I saw it and I would reccomend it. You will cry though.

Seoyoung Sep 26 2013 7:48 pm @ko Actually, the reason they're shocked I think is because the criminal only gets a sentence of 11 years (I think? I definitely heard 11 years.)

ko Sep 15 2013 3:40 pm So I'm guessing the little girl got raped, and it was probably by a relative or someone who she and her family knew (hence the court scene when everyone was totally shocked).

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