Awards:
- International Film Festivals
- 2008 Toronto International Film Festival , Discovery
- 2008 Film Festival Locarno , International Competition , Special Mention of the Jury
- 2008 Stockhom International Film Festival , Specialvisning
Special Features:
- Making of Video Montage
- Deleted Scenes
- Coming attraction
- Alternative take of Hyuk-Jin's Nightmare
Ushering in a new era of independent filmmaking in South Korea, DAYTIME DRINKING is a comedy in the spirit of STRANGER THAN PARADISE and SIDEWAYS- but with a distinctly Korean twist. When a broken-hearted city dweller goes to meet his friends in the countryside for a getaway, he finds that not only have none of them showed up for the trip, but the tiny seaside town is shuttered- no shops are open, no tourists are around, the beach is freezing, and there’s no cell phone signal. Unable (and unwilling) to return to Seoul, in the company of some very unusual locals, and subject to the rigid rules of Korean drinking culture (never decline the first drink, always accept a drink from an elder, etc.), he finds himself on an increasingly strange odyssey nursing a never-ending hangover.
Film Festivals
- 2008 (61st) Locarno International Film Festival - August 6th-16th - International Competition (International Premiere)
- 2008 (33rd) Toronto International Film Festival - September 4th-13th - Discovery
- 2009 (38th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 21st-February 1st - Bright Future
- 2009 (13th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 9th-29th (Montreal Premiere)
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