Norigae (film)

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Movie
Original title Norigae ( 노리개 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2013
length 95 minutes
Rod
Director Choi Seung-ho
script Choi Seung-ho
production Lee Jae-sik
music Ahn Hye-sook
camera Park Jung-hoon
cut Ji-hyeon Park
occupation

Norigae , also known as The Secret Scandal , is a 2013 South Korean film inspired by the suicide of actress Jang Ja-yeon . Choi Seung-ho directed and wrote the script. The film deals with the dark side of the South Korean film industry like the cast couch. The film was released in South Korean cinemas on April 18, 2013 and had 170,000 admissions.

Min Ji-hyun was nominated for the Grand Bell Award for Best New Actress in 2013 for her performance as the late actress .

action

Young actress Jeong Ji-hee committed suicide. However, a court case arises because her manager, a director and the CEO of Hankuk Ilbo are said to have sexually exploited her. It is the first case for Prosecutor Kim Mi-hyeon. She is supported by the journalist Lee Jang-ho. The late actress wanted to describe her experiences to them, but since he was with his family in the Philippines , he blames himself for her death and continues researching. He's looking for the actress's diary, which should contain everything.

Most of the film is set in court and is complemented by flashbacks in which Jeong Ji-hee is forced to have a sex scene in the film by the director and her manager. Furthermore, her manager forced her to have sex with the CEO of Hankuk Ilbo because he was an important business partner. When the prosecutor calls actress Go Da-ryeong to the stand, it looks like the defendants are losing the case.

However, the defense lawyer for the newspaper mogul then discussed with the judge and the public prosecutor that the latter should withdraw from the case if necessary because she was sexually abused as a child. However, she is determined to bring the case to a close. At the last session of the court, she presented the deceased's diary that the journalist Lee had previously received from the actress' agent. However, the judge reacts very unfamiliar and does not allow the evidence. The manager and director are sentenced to just over a year in prison, while the CEO of Hankuk Ilbo is acquitted, to the horror of everyone present.

background

Even if the film initially indicates that it does not refer to real people, it is very reminiscent of the case of the actress Jang Ja-yeon , who was sexually exploited and then committed suicide in 2009. Claire Lee of the Korea Herald writes that Jang certainly wanted the perpetrators to receive their justice, but not for them to be shown sexually abused. She therefore accuses the director of not showing enough consideration for the victim, regardless of whether it actually happened that way or not. The director said the sex scenes were important in putting the audience in shock.

In an interview, Choi Seung-ho said that he came up with the idea for the film while listening to a podcast in 2011 about the late actress Jang Ja-yeon, which discussed the following court case. It was the irony that mostly important people in the Korean media industry were involved, but the prosecution of the case waned when the media stopped reporting on it that let him make the film. The director also stated that he had problems finding investors for the film, which is why the norigae was shot on a low budget.

The original title 노리개 Norigae means something like '(sex) toys'.

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  1. ↑ However, there is also an accessory of the traditional Korean clothing with the same name.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norigae (2013). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved June 18, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Carla Sunwoo: 'Norigae' spotlights darker side of show business. Film conveys the story of an actress forced to sleep with powerful executives. In: JoongAng Daily . April 12, 2013, accessed June 18, 2016 .
  3. ^ A b Claire Lee: Film inspired by true story lacks sensitivity for real-life victim. Why sex crime scenes in 'Norigae' are problematic. In: The Korea Herald . April 23, 2013, accessed June 18, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b Paul Quinn: CHOI Seung-ho - 최승호. In: Hangul Celluloid. February 2014, accessed on June 18, 2016 (interview).