Documentary about the life of 'The Foul-Mouthed Grandma' to be released next month
The documentary film 'The Foul-Mouthed Grandma' will be released at Megabox nationwide on the 4th of next month, chronicling the life of the late Jeong Ui-man through footage and paintings recorded by her son, director Hong Seung-pyo, over a period of 10 years.
Director Hong Seung-pyo will release 'The Foul-Mouthed Grandma' at Megabox nationwide on the 4th of next month, featuring paintings and videos of the late Jeong Ui-man recorded over a decade. The film, which follows the former Pocheon restaurant owner, was recently nominated for a Documentary Award at the Niagara Canada International Film Festival.
The documentary film 'The Foul-Mouthed Grandma,' which captures the life of the late Jeong Ui-man based on paintings and videos recorded by her son, director Hong Seung-pyo, over approximately 10 years, will be released at Megabox nationwide on the 4th of next month. Hong Seung-pyo took charge of the planning, production, and directing. The film is produced by Mosan Pictures and distributed by Studio Hoek.
Jeong Ui-man operated the restaurant 'Foul-Mouthed Grandma's House' near the Gomori Reservoir in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. She earned the nickname 'The Foul-Mouthed Grandma' because she would scold customers who ate too slowly or left food behind.
After raising five children while running a small corner shop, she opened a restaurant and hung the 'Foul-Mouthed Grandma's House' sign in 1997. Production of the film began in 2009 when Jeong collapsed.
While providing care, Director Hong began drawing alongside his mother after seeing drawings she had made on the wallpaper. Although she had never formally learned to paint, Jeong transferred memories to canvas, including her time spent at Soyosan in Dongducheon and Hwaaksan in Gapyeong, and her period of settling in Pocheon to make a living. Jeong passed away on December 19, 2017, at the age of 92.
Following her passing, Director Hong built a hut next to her grave and visited the site every day for three and a half years, creating hundreds of paintings themed around his mother. The film features both Hong's works and Jeong's paintings, incorporating painting, calligraphy, music, and video. The film was screened in the competition category of the DOC NYC documentary film festival in New York, USA, last November, and this year it was nominated for the Documentary Award at the Niagara Canada International Film Festival. It has also been invited to the Fine Arts Film Festival in the USA and the Richmond International Film Festival.
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