Way Back Home (2013 film)

Way Back Home
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
집으로 가는 길
Literal meaningWay Home
Revised RomanizationJib-eulo Ganeun Gil
Directed byBang Eun-jin
Written byYoon Jin-ho
Produced byIm Sang-jin
Jang Won-seok[1]
Kang Myeong-chan
Seo Young-hee
Starring
CinematographyLee Mo-gae
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byKim Jun-seong
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 11 December 2013 (2013-12-11)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$12.8 million[2]

Way Back Home (Korean: 집으로 가는 길; RR: Jibeuro Ganeun Gil) is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Jeon Do-yeon and Go Soo, and directed by Bang Eun-jin.[3][4] It is based on the true story of an ordinary Korean housewife who was imprisoned in Martinique for two years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling at a Paris airport.[5][6][7][8]

This is the first time a Korean film was shot in the Caribbean, as well as the first to feature actual guards and prisoners as supporting characters. Filming took place over three weeks at a women's prison in Martinique.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "Way Back Home". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  3. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (14 November 2013). "WAY BACK HOME Nears Release Date: Cast and Director Participate in Press Conference". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ Song, Soon-jin (28 January 2014). "PANG Eun-jin, the Director of Way Back Home: "I Want to Make Films That Audiences Respond To"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. ^ "Jeon Do-yeon Plays Inmate on Tropical Island in Latest Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. ^ Lee, Claire (12 December 2013). "Jeon Do-yeon speaks about her latest movie, motherhood". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. ^ Jung, Ji-won (20 December 2013). "After 2 years, Jeon finds way home". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  8. ^ Song, Soon-jin (28 January 2014). "JEON Do-yeon in Way Back Home and Memories of the Sword: From Actress to Mother, and Mother to Actress". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  9. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (5 December 2013). "Cannes-Winning Actress Jeon Do-yeon Returns in South Korea's Way Back Home". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  10. ^ Elley, Derek (12 March 2014). "Way Back Home". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-05-12.