Picnic (2024 film)

Picnic 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.

Synopsis
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.

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.

Filming
Most scenes of the movie were filmed in Pyeongsan-ri, Nam-myeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Box office
, Picnic has grossed $2.2 million with a running total of 331,489 tickets sold, exceeding the break-even point of 270,000 admissions.