Hill of Freedom

Hill of Freedom
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byKim Kyoung-hee
StarringRyo Kase
Moon So-ri
CinematographyPark Hong-yeol
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Music byJeong Yong-jin
Production
company
Jeonwonsa Films
Distributed byFinecut
Release dates
  • September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04) (South Korea)
Running time
67 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
Japanese
Box officeUS$292,411[1]

Hill of Freedom (Korean: 자유의 언덕; RR: Jayuui Eondeok) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2][3][4][5] It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival,[6][7] and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival.[8][9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014.[10]

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  2. ^ Lodge, Guy (2 September 2014). "Venice Film Review: Hill of Freedom". Variety. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. ^ Elley, Derek (10 September 2014). "Hill of Freedom". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  4. ^ Anderson, John (11 September 2014). "Toronto Review: Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom is Full of Soul". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  5. ^ Brody, Richard (27 September 2014). "Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  6. ^ Conran, Pierce (5 September 2014). "Korean Masters on Show in Venice". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  7. ^ "Hong Sang-soo's Latest Film Receives Rave Reviews at Venice Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  8. ^ Conran, Pierce (4 November 2014). "Top Honors for HILL OF FREEDOM at 34th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  9. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (3 December 2014). "Hong's Hill of Freedom wins top film award in Nantes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  10. ^ Brody, Richard (11 December 2014). "The Best Movies of 2014". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-12-16.