Idol (film)
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German title | idol |
Original title | Usang ( 우상 ) |
Country of production | South Korea |
original language | Korean |
Publishing year | 2019 |
length | 144 minutes |
Rod | |
Director | Lee Su-jin |
script | Lee Su-jin |
production | To Eun-mi, Han Sang-hyun |
music | Kim Tae-seong |
camera | Son Won-ho |
cut | Choi Hyeon-suk |
occupation | |
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Idol (Original title: Usang ) is a thriller by the South Korean director Lee Su-jin from 2019. Han Suk-kyu , Sol Kyung-gu and Chun Woo-hee can be seen in the leading roles . The film celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale 2019 .
action
Koo Myung-hui is a politician and an election is imminent. One night he meets his wife in the garage, panicking cleaning her son Johan's car. He had run over someone shortly before and brought the body with him. Myung-hui persuades Johan to surrender. He places the body of the victim, who turns out to be the cognitively impaired Bu-nam, back on the street. The victim is the cognitively impaired Bu-nam. His father Joong-sik's whole life was focused on caring for him. It soon turns out that there is a witness with the illegal immigrant Reon-hwa. But it disappears without a trace. Both Myung-hui and Joong-sik are looking for her.
reception
Idol opened in South Korean cinemas on March 20, 2019 and reached 183,784 moviegoers.
Awards
Fantasia International Film Festival 2019
- Received the Cheval Noir Award for the best film
- Award in the Best Actor Actor category for Han Suk-kyu and Sol Kyung-gu
gallery
Director Lee Su-jin at the press conference for the premiere at the Berlinale 2019
Sol Kyung-gu at the press conference for the premiere at the Berlinale 2019
Chun Woo-hee at a demonstration at the COEX Mall in Seoul
Web links
- Idol in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Idol in the Korean Movie Database (English)
- Idol on HanCinema
Individual evidence
- ↑ Woo Sang. In: Berlinale. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ 23rd Edition of Fantasy Announces Full List of Award Winners. In: Fantasia. July 23, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .