The Woman Who Ran

a film by Hong Sangsoo
2020, 77 minutes

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Synopsis

The 24th feature from Hong Sangsoo, THE WOMAN WHO RAN follows Gamhee (Kim Minhee), who has three separate encounters with friends while her husband is on a business trip. Youngsoon (Seo Youngwha) is divorced, has given up meat and likes to garden in her backyard. Suyoung (Song Seonmi) has a crush on her architect neighbor and is being hounded by a young poet she met at the bar. Woojin (Kim Saebyuk) works for a movie theater. Their meeting is polite, but strained. Before long, their shared history bubbles to the surface.

With characteristic humor and grace, Hong takes a simple premise and spins a web of interconnecting philosophies and coincidences. THE WOMAN WHO RAN is a subtle, powerful look at dramas small and large faced by women everywhere.

Reviews

"Elegant, dryly funny and quietly moving."
-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

"Working with characteristic wit and sly structural repetitions, [Hong] brings this deft, unassuming story to a startlingly emotional place."
-Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

"A bittersweet rumination on female friendships, beautifully anchored by [Hong’s] regular muse Kim Min-hee, and featuring a feline cameo for the ages."
-Guy Lodge, The Guardian

"The best film of the year."
-James Quandt, ArtForum

Press Materials

High Res Stills and Press Kit
Press Release

Where to watch

Playdates

July 9: Film at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
July 9: Nuart Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
July 9: CGV Theatre - Buena Park, CA
July 9: Magic Lantern Theatre - Spokane, WA
July 9: Oklahoma City Museum of Art - Oklahoma City, OK
July 9: Philadelphia Film Society - Philadelphia, PA
July 9: Cleveland Cinematheque - Cleveland, OH
July 16: BAM - Brooklyn, NY
July 16: Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago, IL
July 16: Jacob Burns Film Center - Pleasantville, NY
July 16: Northwest Film Forum - Seattle, WA
July 16: Sie FilmCenter - Denver, CO
July 16: Kan-Kan Cinema - Indianapolis, IN
July 16: Montclair Film - Montclair, NJ
July 16: Detroit Institute of the Arts - Detroit, MI
July 16: Cinema Lamont - Detroit, MI
July 16: Olympia Film Society - Olympia, WA
July 16: The Frida Cinema - Santa Ana, CA
July 16: Webster Film Series - St. Louis, MO
July 16: Charlotte Film Society - Charlotte, NC
July 16: SNF Parkway Theater - Baltimore, MD
July 16: Downing Film Center - Newburgh, NY
July 22: - Los Angeles, CA
July 23: DelArt Cinema - Wilmington, DE
July 23: Time & Space Ltd. - Hudson, NY
July 23: Indie Memphis - Memphis, TN
July 23: The Flicks - Boise, ID
July 23: Alexander Valley Film Society - Cloverdale, CA
July 23: Chelsea Theater - Chapel Hill, NC
July 23: Loft Cinema - Tucson, AZ
July 23: Amherst Cinema - Amherst, MA
July 23: Middleburg Film - Middleburg, VA
July 30: AFI Silver Theatre - Silver Spring, MD
July 30: a/perture cinema - Winston-Salem, NC
July 30: Savoy Theatre - Montpelier, VT
July 30: Film Streams - Omaha, NE

Aug 6: Pickford Film Center - Bellingham, WA
Aug 22-24: Belcourt Theater - Nashville, TN
Aug 22: Crandell Theatre - Chatham, NY
Aug 30: Oxnard Film Society - Oxnard, CA