Han Gong-ju
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| Directed by | Lee Su-jin |
| Produced by | Lee Su-jin |
| Written by | Lee Su-jin |
| Starring | Chun Woo-hee |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Cinematography | Hong Jae-sik |
| Edited by | Choi Hyun-sook |
| Distributed by | CGV Movie Collage |
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112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Han Gong-ju (Hangul: 한공주) is a 2013 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Su-jin, starring Chun Woo-hee in the title role.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was inspired by the infamous Miryang gang rape case of 2004.[7]
The film premiered at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival where it won the CGV Movie Collage Award and the Citizen Reviewers' Award.[8]
As it traveled the international film festival circuit, Han Gong-ju won several top prizes, including the Golden Star at the 2013 Marrakech International Film Festival,[9][10] the Tiger Award (given to films that "give young filmmakers a voice" and "push boundaries") at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam,[11] and the Jury Prize, the Critics' Prize, and the Audience Award at the 2014 Deauville Asian Film Festival.[12][13][14]
The Rotterdam jury praised it as "a skillfully crafted and highly accomplished debut. Deviating from classicist structure, this film lures the spectator to participate in the pleasures of storytelling through an extraordinary and intricate narrative puzzle."[15][16]
Han Gong-ju was released in theaters on April 17, 2014.
Plot
The film is a coming-of-age story about a high school student, the titular Han Gong-ju, who loses her friend in a terrible gang rape incident and is pressured to leave her home and move to another school by the perpetrators' parents. To escape scandal, she finds herself living in the home of her former teacher's mother in a different city. After transferring to a new school, the withdrawn and traumatized Gong-ju keeps to herself and tries to move on from what happened. But she is befriended by Eun-hee, who convinces her to join an a cappella club. When news gets out of Gong-ju's new hobby, a group of parents of her former classmates causes a stir. Living with a stranger and cold to her new classmates, it takes a long time for Gong-ju's troubled past to catch up with her, but when it does the revelation is devastating.[17][18]
Cast
- Chun Woo-hee as Han Gong-ju
- Jung In-sun as Eun-hee
- Kim So-young as Hwa-ok
- Lee Young-lan as Ms. Cho
- Kwon Beom-taek as Police substation chief
- Jo Dae-hee as Lee Nan-do
- Choi Yong-jun as Dong-yoon
- Kim Hyun-joon as Min-ho
- Yoo Seung-mok as Gong-ju's father
- Sung Yeo-jin as Gong-ju's mother
- Kim Jung-suk as New husband of Gong-ju's mother
- Son Seul-gi as Min-suh
- Lee Chung-hee as Chung-hee
- Kim Ye-won as Ye-won
- Lee Ja-yeon as Ja-yeon
- Ha Jeong-hee as Homeroom teacher
- Im Dong-seok as Dong-yoon's father
- Min Kyung-jin as Principal
Box office
Han Gong-ju was released on just over 200 screens (a sizeable exposure for a Korean independent film), and through strong word of mouth, it was a hit with critics and audiences. On its opening day on April 17, 2014, approximately 10,000 people watched the film, but this increased at an unprecedented pace, crossing the 100,000 admissions mark (an enormous benchmark for a Korean independent production) in just nine days, which was quicker than the pace of recent indie favorites, such as Breathless (2009) in 19 days and Bedevilled (2010) in ten. As of April 29, it reached the 150,000 audience mark, breaking the record of Jiseul (2013), which sold 140,490 tickets in 12 days.[19]
By May 9, Han Gong-ju exceeded 200,000 viewers, making it one of the most successful Korean independent films of all time. Amid the opening of such large scale commercial films as The Fatal Encounter, The Target and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it continued to attract average audiences of 2,000 a day.[20] At the end of its run, the film had a total of 223,297 admissions.
Awards and nominations
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| 2013 |
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CGV Movie Collage Award |
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| Citizen Reviewers' Award | Won | |||
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Golden Star | Won | ||
| 2014 |
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Tiger Award | Won | |
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Jury Prize | Won | ||
| Critics' Prize | Won | |||
| Audience Award | Won | |||
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Audience Award, Best Asian Film - Silver | Won | ||
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Best New Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | |
| Best Independent Film Director | Lee Su-jin | Won | ||
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Best Film | Han Gong-ju | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Won | ||
| Critics' Top 10 | Han Gong-ju | Won | ||
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | |
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | |
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Choi Hyun-sook | Nominated | ||
| 2015 |
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Best Film | Han Gong-ju | Won |
| Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | ||
| Discovery Award | Chun Woo-hee | Won | ||
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | |
| Best Independent Film | Han Gong-ju | Won | ||
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Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
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Grand Prize | Han Gong-ju | Won | |
| Best Director (Narrative Film) | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Hong Jae-sik | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
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Best Film | Han Gong-ju | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Lee Su-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Su-jin | Nominated |
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