Han Gong-ju

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Movie
Original title Han Gong-ju ( 한공주 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2013
length 112 minutes
Rod
Director Lee Su-jin
script Lee Su-jin
production Lee Su-jin
music Kim Tae-seong
camera Hong Jae-sik
cut Choi Hyun-sook
occupation
  • Chun Woo-hee : Han Gong-ju
  • Jung In-sun: Eun-hee
  • Lee Young-ran: Mrs. Lee
  • Kim So-young: Hwa-ok

Han Gong-ju is a 2013 independent film by South Korean director Lee Su-jin with Chun Woo-hee in the lead role. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2013, where it won the CGV Movie Collage Award and the Citizen Reviewers' Award . It is the most successful South Korean independent film with 225,580 moviegoers.

action

Han Gong-ju was sent to a new school and from then on lived with her teacher's mother, although the exact circumstances initially remained unclear. Ms. Lee, who is supposed to live with Gong-ju, wonders if she hasn't done something bad. But her son assures her that this is not the case.

In the swimming pool, Gong-ju's classmate Eun-hee becomes aware of her talent as a singer. Eun-hee watches her singing in the shower and records it with her smartphone . When Eun-hee plays it to Gong-ju and asks if she would like to join the singing group at school, Gong-ju reacts dismissively and asks Eun-hee to delete the video. Eun-hee tries to befriend Gong-ju and finally gets her to join the a cappella club, but she still doesn't want anyone to make videos of her.

Looking back, the viewer learns why Gong-ju reacts this way. While trying to help a friend, she was raped by 43 boys in her own apartment while the perpetrators were filming this.

When one day her father calls, he asks her to sign something. However, she quickly realizes that this was a mistake. Suddenly the parents of the rapists appear during class and urge Gong-ju to sign papers with which the accused sons should be exonerated. Gong-ju runs away, but all of her classmates quickly find out who she really is. The film ends with Gong-ju jumping off a bridge.

A voice can be heard in the background asking Gong-ju why she really wants to learn to swim. Gong-jus reads: "If I change my mind."

background

The film was inspired by the Miryang rape case in 2004 in which a 14-year-old school girl and later her younger sister and cousin were raped by 41 boys on a regular basis for over a year. The case also caused a lot of public attention due to the misconduct of the police. The victims were not allowed to speak to a female police officer instead of a male one.

Awards

  • Director's Cut Awards 2014
    • in the Best Young Actress category for Chun Woo-hee
    • in the Best Independent Film Director category for Lee Su-jin
  • Blue Dragon Award
    • in the Best Actress category for Chun Woo-hee
    • in the Best New Director category for Lee Su-jin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Park Jin-hai: 'Han Gong-ju' draws 200,000 viewers. In: The Korea Times . May 11, 2014, accessed April 16, 2015 .
  2. ↑ HAN Gong-ju (2014). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 16, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Carla Sunwoo: Anger grabs center stage in acclaimed film 'Han Gong-ju'. In: JoongAng Daily . March 28, 2014, accessed April 16, 2015 .