| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
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| Birth | 1 January 1988 |
| Age: | 32 years |
Bedevilled (Hangul: 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. The film was a runaway hit in Korea, with the box-office returns far exceeding its ₩700 million (US$636,363) budget.
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.
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
- Best of Puchon
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Fujifilm Eterna Award
2010 Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival
- Butterfly Award
2010 Fantastic Fest
- Audience Award
- Best Actress AMD & Dell “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition – Seo Young-hee
2010 AFI Fest
- New Auteurs
2010 Grand Bell Awards
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
2010 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
2010 Korean Film Awards
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
- Best New Director – Jang Cheol-soo
2010 Director’s Cut Awards
- 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
- Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
2011 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
- Black Tulip (Grand Jury Prize)
2011 Golden Cinematography Awards
- Best Film
- Best New Actress – Ji Sung-won
- Bronze Medal Cinematography – Kim Gi-tae