Misbehavior (Korean: 여교사; RR: Yeogyosa, lit. "Female Teacher") is a 2016 South Korean psychological thriller film written and directed by Kim Tae-yong. The film stars Kim Ha-neul, Yoo In-young and Lee Won-keun.[2][3]
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| Hangul | 여교사 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeogyosa |
| Directed by | Kim Tae-yong |
| Written by | Kim Tae-yong |
| Produced by | Kang Hye-jung Kim Hyung-min Jo Sung-min |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-soo |
| Edited by | Kim Jae-bum Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Bang Jun-seok |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Filament Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$842,563[1] |
Plot
editA love triangle among two female teachers and a male student.
Park Hyo-joo is a part time chemistry teacher at a high school. After her colleague goes on a maternity leave, she takes over as the homeroom teacher. However, she becomes envious of the newcomer Cha Hae-young, who became a tenured teacher through her rich connections.
At home, she has to struggle with her deadbeat boyfriend who gaslights her. Eventually, she breaks up with him. One night, Park Hyo-joo discovers Cha Hae-young having sex with a student named Shin Jae-ha. The next morning, she threatens to expose Cha Hae-young unless she breaks up with Shin Jae-ha. In the following days, Park Hyo-joo enrolls Shin Jae-ha in ballet classes, to support him for an upcoming competition. During that time, she seduces the student to cope with loneliness.
Shin Jae-ha wins 2nd place in the competition. Later, he maliciously reveals to Park Hyo-joo that their affair was initiated to give Cha Hae-young leverage over her. Park Hyo-joo's contract isn't renewed. She begs Cha Hae-young to negotiate with her father, the chairman of the board, to which the other woman agrees. Later, at a hotel suite, Cha Hae-young reveals that she was just fooling around with Shin Jae-ha and that she never really loved him. Park Hyo-joo murders her by pouring boiling water over her face. She calls Shin Jae-ha at the room, and they have sex, but he asserts that he only loves Cha Hae-young and not Park Hyo-joo. Afterwards, Shin Jae-ha is devastated to discover Cha Hae-young's corpse. The movie ends with Park Hyo-joo eating at school as the police comes for her.
Cast
edit- Kim Ha-neul as Park Hyo-joo
- A restrained part-time instructor at an all-male high school. Emotionally torn, she discovers that her junior Hae-young has nabbed a full-time position at the school through her connections.[4]
- Yoo In-young as Cha hae-young
- Lee Won-keun as Shin Jae-ha
- A submissive student, who is keenly aware of his teachers' physical and emotional needs.
- Lee Ki-woo as Choi Min-ho
- Lee Hee-joon as Pyo Sang-woo
- Gi Ju-bong as Shin Byung-soo
- Shin Jae-ha's father.
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Yoo Jong-ki
- Lee Geung-young as Board Chairman
- Kim Soo-jin as Female Teacher
- Lim Hwa-young as Lee Yoon-mi
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd Chunsa Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Ha-neul | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yoo In-young | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Lee Won-keun | Nominated | ||
| 2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Popularity Award | Yoo In-young | Won | [6] |
| 26th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Ha-neul | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yoo In-young | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Lee Won-keun | Nominated | ||
| 1st The Seoul Awards | Nominated | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "MISBEHAVIOR (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Misbehavior (2016)". English Chosun. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "'Misbehavior': Film Review - Hawaii International Film Festival 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "'Misbehavior' update: Lee Won Geun opens up about". En.yibada.com. 2016-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ ‘2017 춘사영화상’ 나홍진, 최우수감독상…하정우·손예진 남녀주연상. SE Daily (in Korean). May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Kwon, Nam-young (July 4, 2017). 손현주·김해숙·설경구·김윤진 올 한국영화를 빛낸 스타에 선정 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ 본선작소개 | 부일영화상 (in Korean). Builfilm.busan.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ Jeong, Da-hoon (2017-09-28). ‘제1회 더 서울어워즈’ 노미네이트 공개, 이보영 지성 김희선 조승우 등 화려한 라인업 공개 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
External links
edit- Misbehavior at HanCinema
- Misbehavior at IMDb
- Misbehavior at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Misbehavior at Naver Movies (in Korean)