Ad-lib Night

Ad-lib Night (lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.

Cast

 * Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung
 * Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong
 * Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father
 * Yoon Hee-seok – Nam Taek-jong
 * Lee Hyun-jung – Ji-ho's mother
 * Kim Jung-ki – Young-eun's uncle
 * Shin Yeong-jin – Young-eun's aunt
 * Kwon Da-hyun – Lee Jin-young
 * Gi Ju-bong – Myung-eun's father
 * Kim Hye-ok – Myung-eun's mother
 * Bae Jong-ok – Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
 * Jin Yong-wook – Lee Sung-wook
 * Lee Seung-yeon
 * Yeo Min-gu

2006

 * 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)

2007

 * 20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)
 * 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)