Han Gong-ju
Han Gong-ju (Korean: 한공주) is a 2013 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Lee Su-jin, starring Chun Woo-hee in the title role. It was inspired by the infamous Miryang gang rape case of 2004.
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| Directed by | Lee Su-jin |
| Written by | Lee Su-jin |
| Produced by | Lee Su-jin |
| Starring | Chun Woo-hee |
| Cinematography | Hong Jae-sik |
| Edited by | Choi Hyun-sook |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Distributed by | CGV Movie Collage |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
The film premiered at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival where it won the CGV Movie Collage Award and the Citizen Reviewers' Award.
As it traveled the international film festival circuit, Han Gong-ju won several top prizes, including the Golden Star at the 2013 Marrakech International Film Festival, the Tiger Award (given to films that "give young filmmakers a voice" and "push boundaries") at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Jury Prize, the Critics' Prize, and the Audience Award at the 2014 Deauville Asian Film Festival.
The Rotterdam jury praised it as "a skillfully crafted and highly accomplished debut. Deviating from a typical chronological narrative structure, the film lures the spectator to participate in the pleasures of storytelling through an extraordinary and intricate narrative puzzle."
Han Gong-ju was released in theaters on April 17, 2014.