Third Window Films Release Korean Film Han Gong-Ju Today
Third Window Films are all set to release the Korean film Han Gong-Ju on April 13th on DVD and Blu-Ray and a review over at Twitch Film makes this sound excellent. I have seen it and can confirm that despite it being the debut of its writer/director Lee Sujin, it is a powerful drama that shines a light on some dark aspects of Korean society through a brilliantly written and acted character-study/mystery. Here are the details:
HAN GONG-JU
The debut film of Lee Sujin
South Korea / 2014 / 112 Mins / In Korean with English subtitles / Colour
Featuring an award-winning breakthrough performance by Chun Woo-hee
On DVD & BLU-RAY April 13th
DVD/BLU-RAY Special Features:
Enemy’s Apple: Lee Sujin’s award-winning 20 minute short film
Synopsis
One of the most talked about Korean films of 2014, the acclaimed indie teen drama Han Gong-ju is based on a devastating real-life case that shocked Korea in 2004. The first feature from writer-director Lee Su Jin, Han Gong-ju broke Korea’s opening day box office records for independent films and has picked up numerous accolades on the festival circuit including the Tiger Award at the 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Grand Prix at the Marrakech Int. Film Festival and many more.
In a breakout role that garnered her Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, Chun Woo Hee plays the eponymous heroine, a glum high school girl who has been forced to transfer to a school in another city. With her own family nowhere to be found, Gong-ju is placed into the care of a teacher’s mother while matters are being sorted out. She quietly starts up school again, only hoping to keep to herself and not stand out. When Gong-ju’s new classmates discover her singing talent, they try their best to recruit her into the choir. Just as Gong-ju begins to smile again and open up to new friends, the past catches up and the harrowing reason for her transfer gradually comes to light.
