A Special Lady

A Special Lady
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
미옥
Revised RomanizationMi-ok
Directed byLee An-gyu
Written byLee An-gyu
Screenplay byLee An-gyu
Jeong Seo-kyeong
Produced byKim Mi-hwa
StarringKim Hye-soo
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Hee-joon
CinematographyKim Tae-kyung
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Production
company
Kidari Entertainment
Distributed byKidari Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12) (Sitges Film Festival)
  • November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) (South Korea)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1.7 million[1]

A Special Lady is a 2017 South Korean crime action film directed by Lee An-gyu, starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Hee-joon.[2][3][4]

Plot

The story concerns a woman who becomes the second-in-command of a gangster organization-turned-leading business entity, fighting against the ruthless world of man's society, to protect her only son.

Cast

Production

Filming began on January 28, 2016, and ended on April 28, 2016.[5]

The film's early working title was Precious Woman (Korean: 소중한 여인).[6][7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 50th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Focus Asia Award A Special Lady Won [8]

References

  1. ^ "A Special Lady (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. ^ "김혜수·이선균 '소중한 여인', 28일 크랭크인". 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "김혜수-이선균 영화 소중한 여인 크랭크업…하반기 개봉 기대↑". 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ "(LEAD) Woman-oriented action noir, a challenge for actress Kim Hye-soo".
  5. ^ "Kim Hye-soo and Lee Sun-kyun's "Special Lady" to crank up on the 28th". HanCinema. 2016-01-26.
  6. ^ "KIM Hye-soo, LEE Sun-kyun Team up for PRECIOUS WOMAN". Kobiz. 2015-09-21.
  7. ^ "김혜수의 뜨거운 누아르 <소중한 여인> 올해가 가기 전에 꼭 봅시다". Maxmovie. 2016-09-05.
  8. ^ "A SPECIAL LADY Starring KIM Hye-soo Invited to Various International Film Festivals". KOFIC. 2017-10-19.


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