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Han Gong-ju

Korean Cinema Today

Social Criticism · Coming of Age  

  • CountryKorea,South
  • Production Year2013
  • Running Time112min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
Involved in a scandalous accident, high school girl Han Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Her parents cannot look after her, so she stays at the home of her new teacher’s mother. Her new friend Eunhee finds that Gong-ju is a good singer and gets her into the a cappella club. But the parents of the previous school cause a disturbance after seeing a video in which Gong-ju sings. A mere victim, having done nothing wrong herself, Gong-ju is forced to shun others’ attention. The film gradually digs up her past, but she is not always seen as a dark figure. She might have a painful past, but she has caring friends, and she has a clear, sweet voice, probably only possible for a teenager. Contrasting with the sparkling moments of her high school years are the grownups’ dirty, mean, and shameful attitudes. The cruelly honest gaze, looking at Gong-ju’s painful, heartbreaking story and the teenagers’ delicate sensibility harmonize beautifully in this film. (NAM Dong-chul)
Director
Director
Su-jin LEE
Lee’s short Papa (2004) was invited to 2005 BIFF and received a Korean Film Archive Award at Seoul Independent Film Festival. The following short Enemy’s Apple (2007) consecutively got invited to BIFF and awarded the Best Film in the City of Sadness section in Mise-en-scene′s Short Film Festival. Han Gong-ju (2013) is a directorial debut feature.
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  • Director Su-jin LEE 이수진
  • Producer Jung-hwan Kim
  • Cast Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, Kim So-young, Lee Young-lan
  • Screenplay Su-jin LEE
  • Cinematography Jae-sik Hong
  • Production Design Hyo-sun Choi
  • Editor Hyun-sook Choi
  • Sound Young-june SEO
  • Music Tae-sung Kim
  • Production Company Vill LEE filmmaker
    Korea, South
    klee29@naver.com