<Ginger (Seng Gang)> (1996)

Director : Jeong Ji-woo
Year of Production : 1996
Genre : Drama/Fiction
Format : 16mm/Color
Running Time : 14 minutes

Crew :
Screenplay : Jeong Ji-woo, Park Chan-ok
Director : Jeong Ji-woo
Producer : Kim Yong-keun, Im Pil-seong
Cinematography : Lee Du-man
Music : Lee Won-kyung
Editor : Jeong Ji-woo
Distributor : Miro Vision

Cast :
No Mi-young, No Dong-woo

Synopsis

A woman leads a tiresome life trying to make ends meet, doing housework and rearing her child. She tries her hardest in order to save each and every penny but she feels like there is a large emptiness inside of her. She cannot communicate with her husband, and when he brings his companions home at night to drink, they all seem to be speaking in incomprehensible gibberish. The companions leave in the early morning and the woman clears the table. The world has changed and her husband has grown weary of it.

Notes

A film that was heavily influenced by literature which reminisces on the student antigovernment movement. (Kang So-won)
The first film to explore the multifaceted relationship between the student antigovernment movement and daily life. (Kim Dong-won)

Purpose of Production

I wanted to make a film about the ordinary lives of people. I wanted to show the lives of people in the 90s who give their children flowery names such as Min-ju, Han-gyeol, and Deul-pul, but live lives that are dry and meaningless. I, who had lived along with them through the end of the 80s, deeply respected these people, and yet, I also felt a deep sadness for them. I will reminisce no longer and try to gather up the courage to make a new beginning.
With this film, I will try to change myself.
I and many other men do not truly know the women who are our mothers, wives, and sisters-in-law. In this film, I wanted to show the courage and patience of these women. I also wanted to reveal the patriarchal structure of our society which demands endless sacrifice of women, knowing of their enormous inner strength which comes from their motherly instincts.

Director Bio : Jeong Ji-woo

2005 Wisdom Tooth (Sarangni)
2005 If You Were Me 2
2005 A Boy With The Knapsack (Baenang Men Sonyeon)
1999 Happy End (Happy End)
1996 Ginger
1994 Road of Death (Saro)