The Crescent Moon (2005)
Directed by Jang Kil-soo, the film revolves around a boy and his younger sister, who live in poverty yet in a pure and innocent way. A boy named Nan-na lives with his grandmother in a remote village near the ocean. But when he turns four, his life gets tougher as he has a baby sister Ok-yi and all the affection he received starts going toward the baby. The free spirited boy, who behaved as he liked, now has to take care of his sister, and he has no choice but to start hating her and teasing her. But for Ok-yi, Nan-na is the best in the world.
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As Good As It Gets
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
It is indeed a shame this masterpiece was shelved for three years before getting a release at the Montreal IFF in 2003. It also received a limited showing in its native Korea just last year. Now, thanks to its DVD recent DVD release many more people can enjoy this heartwarming tale of growing up.Excellent performance by both of its leads, Yo-Seob Lee and Ye-rin Han. You will truly feel sympathetic and fall in love with the cute handicapped girl Okgi and if you have grown up with siblings will know what Nanna feels and how his character grows up and accepts the challenge he is faced with.I recommend that everyone go out and see this, it is indeed better than its compatriot film "The Way Home" and a whole lot better than a lot of trash out there these days.