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The World of Us
The World of Us
	International poster
Korean name
Hangul	우리들
Revised Romanization	Urideul
McCune–Reischauer	Uridŭl
Directed by	Yoon Ga-eun
Written by	Yoon Ga-eun
Produced by	Kim Soon-mo; Kim Ji-hye
Starring	Choi Soo-in; Seol Hye-in; Lee Seo-yeon
Cinematography	Min Jun-won; Kim Ji-hyun
Edited by	Park Se-young
Music by	Yeon Ri-mok
Distributed by	Atnine Film
Release dates	February 14, 2016 (Berlin); June 16, 2016 (South Korea);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$325,870

The World of Us (Korean: 우리들; RR: Urideul) is a 2016 South Korean drama film written and directed by Yoon Ga-eun in her feature-length directorial debut. The film was released in South Korea on June 16, 2016.^[2]^[3]

Premise

The film centers around Sun (Choi Soo-in), an elementary school girl and social outcast who befriends a transfer student named Jia (Seol Hye-in) during a summer vacation. When the new semester begins, their new friendship is put to test as Sun and Jia are subject to bullying and internal problems. Will they be able to get past their boundaries?

Cast

Choi Soo-in as Sun
Seol Hye-in as Ji-ah
Lee Seo-yeon as Bo-ra
Kang Min-joon as Yoon
Kim Hee-joon as Eun-joo
Kim Chae-yeon as Tae-yeon
Jang Hye-jin as Mom
Son Suk-bae as Dad

Release

On June 16, 2016, it was released on 136 screens in Korea through At9 Film. In Japan, it was opened in 30 halls, starting with S&B Garden Cinema on September 23, 2017.

Home media

The World of Us was released on DVD on February 16, 2017. Afterwards, on December 20, 2018, a Blu-ray disc composed of two discs was released through an android. DVDs and Blu-ray Discs include commentaries and supplementary videos.

Assessment

Box-office

As of April 19, 2021, it recorded 51,008 audiences and 378,320,114 won in sales.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
34th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival	Golden Goat for Best Feature Film for Children	The World of Us	Won
10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards	Best Youth Feature Film	The World of Us	Won
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director	Yoon Ga-eun	Won
25th Buil Film Awards	Best New Actress	Choi Soo-in	Nominated
	Best New Director	Yoon Ga-eun	Won
	Best Screenplay	Yoon Ga-eun	Nominated
8th KOFRA Film Awards	Best Independent Film	The World of Us	Won
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Best New Director	Yoon Ga-eun	Won
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Top Films of the Year	The World of Us	Won
16th Korea Assembly Grand Awards	Outstanding Film		Won
2016 Tokyo Filmex	Audience Award		Won
2016 Tokyo Filmex	Jury Special Mention	Yoon Ga-eun	Won
17th Women in Film Korea Festival	Best Director	Yoon Ga-eun	Won
Shanghai International Film Festival^[5]	Best Actress	Choi Soo-in	Nominated
Shanghai International Film Festival^[5]	Best Cinematography	Min Jun-won, Kim Ji-hyun	Nominated
56th Zlín Film Festival^[6]	Best Feature Film for Children	The World of Us	Won
56th Zlín Film Festival^[6]	Best Child Actor in Feature Film for Children	Choi Soo-in	Won
4th Wildflower Film Awards^[7]	Grand Prize	The World of Us	Won
	Best Director – Narrative Films	Yoon Ga-eun	Nominated
	Best New Director – Narrative Films	Yoon Ga-eun	Nominated
	Best New Actor / Actress	Choi Soo-in	Nominated
	Best New Actor / Actress	Seol Hye-in	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Yoon Ga-eun	Nominated
16th National Assembly of Korea Awards	Film (Arts) Category	The World of Us	Won
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards^[8]^[9]	Best New Actress	Choi Soo-in	Nominated
	Best New Director	Yoon Ga-eun	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Yoon Ga-eun	Won