[Korean Film News] Actress Moon So-ri To Star in Sports Drama

Leading actress Moon So-ri [문소리], whose credits include Family Ties (2006), A Good Lawyer’s Wife (2003), and Oasis (2002), and who broke hearts last year when she tied the knot with director Jang Jun-hwan [장준환] (Save the Green Planet!, 2003) joined the cast of the upcoming film Woori Saengae Chwegoui Soongan [The Best Moment of Our Life]. Directed by Lim Soon-rye [임순례] (Waikiki Brothers, 2001), the sports drama is based on the true story of the Korean women’s handball team at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The cast’s strong line-up also includes actresses Kim Jeong-eun [김정은] (Marrying the Mafia, 2002, Blossom Again, 2005) Kim Ji-young (Old Miss Diary, 2006) and Jo Eun-ji [조은지] (Driving with My Wife’s Lover, 2006, My Scary Girl, 2006). Moon will take on the role of the headstrong top player, while Kim Jeong-eun will play the Olympic team’s leader. In order to lend realism to the film, the actresses will undergo handball training for three months prior to shooting. The film is scheduled for release the latter half of 2007. Director Lim, one of the few high-profile female directors working in Korea, has been selected for inclusion in the next edition of KOFIC’s ongoing Korean Film Directors series. As an aside, there has been speculation that Moon So-ri will also star in Im Sang-soo’s upcoming French erotic comedy, tentatively titled Une certaine femme à Paris.

[Source: KOFIC]