Worst Woman (Korean: 최악의 하루; RR: Choe-ak-ui ha-ru) is a 2016 South Korean romance melodrama film starring Han Ye-ri, Ryo Iwase, Lee Hee-joon and Kwon Yul. A feature debut by Kim Jong-kwan, it depicts the romantic encounters of a young woman and three different men she meets in a day. It made its debut at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival and received the FIRESCI Award at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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| Directed by | Kim Jong-kwan |
| Written by | Kim Jong-kwan |
| Produced by | Kim Tae-hun Sally Lee |
| Starring | Han Ye-ri Ryo Iwase Lee Hee-joon Kwon Yul |
| Cinematography | Lee Seung-hun |
| Edited by | Won Chang-jae |
| Music by | Narae |
Production company | Indiestory Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$568,293[1] |
Plot
editEun-hee (Han Ye-ri) is an actress with poor acting skills. However, in real life, she likes to create different personas each time she meets a different man.[8] Eventually all her lies get tangled up when she happens to meet three men in one day.
Cast
edit- Han Ye-ri as Eun-hee
- Ryo Iwase as Ryohei
- Lee Hee-joon as Woon-chul (Special appearance)
- Kwon Yul as Hyun-oh
- Kim Joon-beom as Gyoo-hwan
- Lee Seung-yeon as Yoo-jin
- Choi Yu-hwa as Hyun-kyung
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016
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38th Moscow International Film Festival | FIRESCI Award | Worst Woman
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Won |
| 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
2017
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4th Wildflower Film Awards[9] | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 12th University Film Festival of Korea | Best Actress | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Worst Woman (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (18 September 2015). "HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Worst Woman". JIFF. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Worst Woman (2016)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival". Yonhap. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "S. Korean Film Worst Woman Garners FIPRESCI Critics Jury Award". KBS Global. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (21 June 2016). "Worst Woman nominated at MIFF 2016". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Worst Woman". IndieStory. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "'World of Us' Wins Korea's Wildflower Film Awards". 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
External links
edit- Worst Woman at HanCinema
- Worst Woman at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Worst Woman at IMDb
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