The feature-length film ‘The Day Cotton Blooms’, which was made as part of a film project to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry disaster, will be released in May.
'The Day Cotton Blooms' is a true story drama depicting the heart-warming story of a family who sets out to regain lost memories and the time that has passed with their daughter who died in an accident 10 years ago. Among the 'Sewol Ferry Disaster 10th Anniversary Film Project' planned jointly by the film production company Light Pink Skirt (Light Pink Production) and the 4.16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Family Council, the omnibus documentary 'Three Kind regards' and the feature-length documentary 'Years of Wind' follow on. It's a feature film.
In addition to captivating performances by veteran actors with more than 25 years of experience, including Park Won-sang, Woo Mi-hwa, Choi Deok-moon, and Jo Hee-bong, the mothers of the Sewol Ferry disaster family troupe 'Yellow Ribbon' participated to add authenticity.
In addition, director Shin Kyung-soo, who directed the SBS dramas 'The Police Station Next to the Fire Station, and the National Forensic Service', 'The Police Station Next to the Fire Station', 'Mung Bean Flower', and 'Six Flying Dragons', took the helm, and also directed the plays 'To My Son' and 'Geumseong Inn'. Writer Gu Gu-ri, who has written works that mainly deal with socially underprivileged people, such as 'Tears of Malmö', participated in the screenplay.
'The Day Cotton Blooms' went through interviews and thorough preliminary research with the participation and support of the Sewol Ferry victims' families, and was filmed inside the Sewol Ferry hull for the first time in a movie. Three symbolic locations, including 'Ansan' where Danwon High School and its families are located, 'Jindo' at Paengmok Port where the Sewol Ferry was first discovered, and 'Mokpo' where the Sewol Ferry currently stands, appear as backgrounds in the movie, adding meaning.
In addition, through the story of a main character who has lost his memory, we look at the scars left by the Sewol Ferry disaster and the meaning of 10 years of remembering without forgetting, and by featuring many people left behind in the space commemorating the disaster, we are once again taking on the practical tasks given to us. engrave The title of the movie contains the wish that children will be reborn and live a new life through 'cotton cotton', which is called the second flower of cotton.
'The Day Cotton Blooms' was invited to the 'Korean Cinema: 10th Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Disaster' section of the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival. During the film festival, along with the screening, a GV and talk event will be held with the participation of director Shin Kyung-soo, Park Won-sang, Woo Mi-hwa, Choi Deok-moon, and Cho Hee-bong. More details can be found on the Jeonju International Film Festival’s official website.
‘The Day Cotton Blooms’ is scheduled to be released in theaters nationwide in May.
(SBS Entertainment News Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
