Nabi (film)
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| Hangul | 나비 |
| Revised Romanization | Nabi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nabi |
| Directed by | Moon Seung-wook |
| Written by | Moon Seung-wook Jeong Hye-ryeon |
| Produced by | Park Ji-young Jung Rae-young |
| Starring | Kim Ho-jung Kang Hye-jung Jang Hyun-sung |
| Cinematography | Kwon Hyuk-jun |
| Edited by | Kim Deok-yeong Lee Jang-uk |
| Music by | Jeong Hoon-young |
Production company | D-Production |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International Korea |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$380,000 |
Nabi (Korean: 나비; lit. Butterfly) is a 2001 South Korean science fiction film. Directed by Moon Seung-wook, Nabi was shot on digital video and transferred onto 35mm film, filmed on a low budget of $380,000. It marked the feature film debut of Kang Hye-jung, who won Best Actress at the 5th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival for her role as Yuki. Nabi also starred Kim Ho-jung, who won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival.
The film is a science fiction tale set in a near future Korea, where an "oblivion virus" which causes memory loss has become the centre of a tourist industry aimed at those who wish to forget the past. Anna Kim, a German woman of Korean descent, seeks the virus in order to erase painful memories and, along the way, develops a close bond with her driver and her teenage guide.