2013 South Korean film
Han Gong-ju Directed by Lee Su-jin Written by Lee Su-jin Produced by Lee Su-jin Starring Chun Woo-hee Cinematography Hong Jae-sik Edited by Choi Hyun-sook Music by Kim Tae-seong Distributed by CGV Movie Collage Release dates
Running time
112 minutes Country South Korea Language Korean
Han Gong-ju (Korean : 한공주 ) is a 2013 South Korean crime drama 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 a typical chronological narrative structure, the 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.
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^ Song, Soon-jin (23 December 2013). "LEE Su-jin, Director of HAN GONG-JU: "Not Even a Single Cut Was Wasted" " . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Macnab, Geoffrey (29 January 2014). "Tiger directors: Lee Su-Jin, Han Gong-Ju" . Screen International . Retrieved 2015-05-05 .
^ Lee, Su-jin (10 March 2014). "Director of HAN GONG-JU Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at Film Festival Scene" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Lee, Eun-sun; Kim, Na-hyun (24 April 2014). "Chun Woo-hee, forgettable no more" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-04-24 .
^ "Starlet Delivers Nuanced Performance as Rape Victim" . The Chosun Ilbo . 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06 .
^ Sunwoo, Carla (28 March 2014). "Anger grabs center stage in acclaimed film Han Gong-ju " . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-05-19 .
^ Conran, Pierce (13 October 2013). "All Eyes on Asia's Largest Film Festival" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Jackson, Julie (8 December 2013). "Han Gong-ju wins Golden Star at Marrakech film festival" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Conran, Pierce (9 December 2013). "HAN GONG-JU Wins Top Prize in Marrakech" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ "Korean film wins top award at Rotterdam fest" . The Korea Herald . 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Conran, Pierce (10 March 2014). "Triple Honors for HAN GONG-JU in Deauville" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Jin, Eun-soo (10 March 2014). "Han Gong-ju grabs 3 awards" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ "Korean Indie Flick Sweeps Awards at French Film Festival" . The Chosun Ilbo . 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-14 .
^ Conran, Pierce (4 February 2014). "HAN GONG-JU Wins Tiger Award in Rotterdam" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .
^ Kim, Hee-eun (4 February 2014). "Han Gong-ju wins at festival" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-03-11 .