The Day a Pig Fell into the Well

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
Theatrical poster
Hangul
돼지가 우물에 빠진 날
Revised RomanizationDwaejiga umure ppajin nal
McCune–ReischauerTwaeji ka umul e ppajin nal
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byKyo Hyo-seo
StarringKim Eui-sung
Lee Eung-kyung
Jo Eun-sook
Park Jin-song
Bang Eun-hee
CinematographyCho Dong-kwan
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Music byOk Kil-sung
Release date
  • 15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (돼지가 우물에 빠진 날, Dwaejiga umul-e ppajin nal) is a 1996 South Korean drama film and the directorial debut of Hong Sang-soo.[1] It stars Bang Eun-hee, Jo Eun-sook, Park Jin-song, Lee Eung-kyung and Kim Eui-sung. It was also the feature film debut of Song Kang-ho. The title derives from a 1954 book by John Cheever.

Hong earned the Best Director award at the Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards for his work as well as awards at Rotterdam and Vancouver.

  1. ^ Eisner, Ken (1997-01-13). "The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-15.