Picnic (2024 film)

Picnic
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	소풍
Hanja	逍風
Revised Romanization	Sopung
Directed by	Kim Yong-gyun
Written by	Jo Hyun-mi
Starring	Na Moon-hee Kim Young-ok Park Geun-hyung Ryu Seung-soo
Cinematography	Kwak Kyung-ho
Music by	Jeong Hyun-soo Jeong So-ri
Production company	Rocket Film Co.
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩1.2 billion[1] (US$911,196)
Box office	US$2.2 million[2]

Picnic (Korean: 소풍) is a 2024 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, starring Na Moon-hee, Kim Young-ok, Park Geun-hyung, and Ryu Seung-soo. It was released on February 7, 2024.^[3]

Plot

Eun-sim keeps seeing her late mother in her dreams these days. All of a sudden, Geum-soon, her best friend and in-law, comes to visit without contacting her. Eun-sim decides to visit her hometown in Namhae for the first time in 60 years and recalled memories from when she was 16. There, by chance, she meets Tae-ho, who had a crush on her. One by one, forgotten memories come to mind.

Cast

• Na Moon-hee as Go Eun-sim, an elderly woman living alone in a mansion in Seoul. The story begins when her son Hae-woong and his wife, who used to visit her only on weekends, come to visit one day on a weekday.
• Kim Young-ok as Jin Geum-soon, Eun-sim's friend from her hometown village. She is a typical country grandmother who makes a living by farming the fields and selling vegetables at the market.
• Park Geun-hyung as Jeong Tae-ho, a man who had a crush on Eun-sim.
• Ryu Seung-soo as Song Hae-woong, Eun-sim's son.
• Lee Hang-na as Yoon Mi-hyeon, Hae-woong's wife and Geum-soon's daughter.
• Im Ji-kyu as Yoon Seong-pil, Geum-soon's son.
• Gong Sang-a as Jeong Yun-ju, Tae-ho's daughter and the youth council president of Eun-sim's hometown village.

Production

Background

Contrary to expectations that it would be a heartwarming film about the friendship of the elderly, after its release, it was revealed that the film mainly deals with the heavy themes of death with dignity and the conflict with the new generation that forces the older generation to make sacrifices.^[4]

Filming

Most scenes of the movie were filmed in Pyeongsan-ri, Nam-myeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do.^[5]

Reception

Box office

As of March 10, 2024^[update], Picnic has grossed $2.2 million with a running total of 331,489 tickets sold, exceeding the break-even point of 270,000 admissions.^[1][6]

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award	Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2024	Best Supporting Actor	Park Geun-hyung	Nominated	[7]

References

1. "'소풍', 올해 한국 극영화 첫 손익분기점 돌파" ['Picnic' becomes the first Korean feature film to break even this year]. Nocut News. February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
2. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Picnic (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
3. 김보라. "나문희x김영옥x박근형 '소풍', 2월7일 개봉...임영웅 '모래알갱이' 최초 삽입 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2024.
4. "'소풍' 김영옥 "젊을 때부터 유언 흘리고 다녀, 존엄사 해결되길" [인터뷰M]". MBC. February 7, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
5. Park Jong-wan (February 7, 2024). "수려한 남해 경관에 원로 배우들의 연기력 더한 '소풍' 개봉" ['Picnic' released, featuring the beautiful Namhae scenery and the acting skills of veteran actors]. Sedaily. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
6. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
7. Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Naver.

External links

• Picnic at IMDb
• Picnic at HanCinema
• Picnic at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)