Bedevilled (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Jang Cheol-soo |
| Written by | Choi Kwang-young |
| Produced by | Park Kyu-young |
| Starring | Seo Young-hee Ji Sung-won |
| Cinematography | Kim Gi-tae |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Distributed by | Sponge ENT |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$636,363 |
| Box office | US$1,124,187[1] |
Bedevilled (Korean: 김복남 살인사건의 전말; Hanja: 金福南 殺人事件의 前末; RR: Kim Bok-nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal; lit. "The Whole Story of the Kim Bok-nam Murder Case") is a 2010 South Korean horror/thriller film starring Seo Young-hee and Ji Sung-won. The film premiered as an official selection of International Critics' Week at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
It is the feature directorial debut of Jang Cheol-soo, who worked as an assistant director on the Kim Ki-duk films Samaritan Girl and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring.[2] The film was a runaway hit in Korea, with the box-office returns far exceeding its ₩700 million (US$636,363) budget.[3]
Plot
Hae-won is a middle-rank officer working in a Seoul bank. A stern, tense, single woman, she is brought down by work-related stress and her hypercompetitive environment. Desperate for a change of pace, she takes up an offer from a long-forgotten friend to take a vacation in Mudo, a desolate Southern island where she spent childhood. Arriving at the island, she is warmly welcomed by Bok-nam, with whom she had a close friendship when both were in their teens, but whose constant letters she's since ignored. Life on the undeveloped, socially regressive island is hard, and Bok-nam is treated as little more than a slave by her abusive husband Man-jong, his brother, and the local old women. All of Bok-nam's love is reserved for her young daughter Yeon-hee, with whom she tries to escape from the small, claustrophobic island. When the attempt is foiled by Man-jong and his friends, Bok-nam finally snaps, murdering the island's inhabitants with a sickle.[4][5][6][7]
Cast
Main characters
- Seo Young-hee ... Kim Bok-nam
- Ji Sung-won ... Hae-won
- Park Jeong-hak ... Man-jong
- Baek Su-ryun ... Dong-ho's granny
- Bae Sung-woo ... Cheol-jong
- Oh Yong ... Deuk-su
- Lee Ji-eun ... Kim Yeon-hee
- Kim Gyeong-ae ... Pa-ju's granny
- Son Yeong-sun ... Sun-yi's granny
- Lee Myeong-ja ... Gae-tong's granny
- Yu Sun-cheol ... Old man with Alzheimer's
- Jo Deok-jae ... Police officer Seo
- Chae Shi-hyeon ... Mi-ran
Supporting characters
- Tak Seong-eun ... Ji-su
- Hong Seung-jin ... Yankee's
- Hwang Min-ho ... Dodger's
- Hong Jae-seong ... Police officer Jang
- Jeong Gi-seob ... Officer Choi
- Ahn Jang-hun ... Mr. Jang
- Myeong Ro-jin ... Bank manager
- Kim Gyeong-ran ... Old lady at bank
- Jae Min ... Victim
- Park Jeong-sun ... Victim's father
- Seong Won-yong ... Supervisor
- Han Dong-hak ... Superintendent
- Yuk Sae-jin ... Mudo policeman
- Shim Seung-hyeon ... Mudo policeman
- Kim Yong ... Seoul policeman
- Yu Seung-oh ... Seoul policeman
- Na Jong-ho ... Old villager
- Hang Hae-ji ... Old villager's daughter
- Yu Ae-jin ... Young Bok-nam
- Chun Yeong-min ... Young Hae-won
- Park Jong-bin ... Young Man-jong
- Lee Da-un ... Young Cheol-jong
- Park Seung-ah ... Young Deok-su
- Kim Woo-seok ... Young Seo
- Seo Seung-hwa ... Banker
- Kim Hyeon-su ... Banker
- Lee Kang-hee ... Tearoom waitress
- Ahn Su-yeon ... Restaurant waitress
- Kim Woo-geun ... Coupon boy
Awards
2010 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival[8][9]
- Best of Puchon
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Fujifilm Eterna Award
2010 Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival[10]
- Butterfly Award
2010 Fantastic Fest[11]
- Audience Award
- Best Actress AMD & Dell "Next Wave" Spotlight Competition – Seo Young-hee
- New Auteurs
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
2010 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
2011 KOFRA Film Awards (Korea Film Reporters Association)
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
2011 Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival
- Grand Prix
2011 Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival[15][16]
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
2011 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival[17]
- Black Tulip (Grand Jury Prize)
2011 Golden Cinematography Awards
- Best Film
- Best New Actress – Ji Sung-won
- Bronze Medal Cinematography – Kim Gi-tae
References
- ^ "Box office by Country: Bedevilled". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Huh, Nam-woong (6 October 2010). "JANG Cheol-su, the director of Bedevilled". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2012-11-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ki, Sun-min (1 October 2010). "Bedevilled snaps up two festival awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kim, Kyu Hyun. "Bedevilled". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ Elley, Derek (15 May 2010). "Bedevilled". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Von Hoeij, Boyd (14 May 2010). "Bedevilled". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Grotesque, disturbing revenge tale from savage isle". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "14th PiFan Awards". PiFan.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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- ^ "Audience and Jury Award-winning Films" (PDF). AFI Fest. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (31 October 2010). "Poetry sweeps 47th Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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- ^ "Fantasporto Awards 2011". Fantasporto. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Korean films win a series of awards at the Fantasporto Film Festival". Korean Film Biz Zone. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "And the winners are..." 27th Imagine Film Festival. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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External links
- Official website Template:Ko icon
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- Bedevilled at IMDb
- Bedevilled at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Bedevilled at HanCinema