South Korea / Japan,
1999, 130 min
Plots(1)
In Lee's sophomore film, Peppermint Candy, a man is haunted by his past decisions, set against the backdrop of South Korea's economic boom. Driven by harrowing melancholy, Lee''s scathing critique of Korea's institutional impact on a generation of Korean men is deftly executed through a unique approach reverse chronology storytelling, and accelerated Lee from novelist to international art film sensation. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- 2000 - Chang-dong Lee (Special Jury Prize)
- 2000 - Chang-dong Lee (Grand Prix – Crystal Globe)