Fire in Hell

Fire in Hell
Film poster
Directed byLee Sang-woo
Screenplay byLee Sang-woo
Produced byHeo Sang-rye
StarringWon Tae-hee
Cha Seung-min
Edited byLee Sang-woo
Music byKang Min-kook
Release dates
  • April 2012 (2012-04) (JIFF)
  • November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) (South Korea)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Fire in Hell (Korean: 지옥화; RR: Jiokhwa) is a 2012 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. Based on a true story, it made its world premiere at the 13th Jeonju International Film Festival and its international premiere at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival in 2012.[1][2]

Synopsis

Ji-wol (Won Tae-hee), a Buddhist monk, is banished from his temple for sexual misconduct with a female devotee. He returns home, but ends up raping Yeon-seo (Cha Seung-min) and accidentally killing her. Guilt-ridden, he travels to Philippines to return Yeon-seo's ashes to her family.[3][4]

Cast

  • Won Tae-hee as Ji-wol
  • Cha Seung-min as Yeon-hwa/Yeon-seo
  • Kim Hun as Yong-hae
  • Song Jin-yeol as Pastor
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Ji-wol's mother
  • Lee Tae-rim as Ji-won
  • Lee Sang-woo as Zealot 1
  • Song Jin-yeol

Reception

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References

  1. ^ "Interview: The Singular Lee Sang-woo, Director of Barbie". modernkoreancinema.com. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "<Fire in Hell> in Official Competition at Moscow". Korean Film Council. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Fire in Hell (2014)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ Asheru, Mut (5 December 2013). "Film Review: Lee Sang-woo's A Fire in Hell…about a horny monk that ends up doing thug things". Knowshi Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ Aquino, Rowena Santos (1 October 2012). "Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today: From Protégés to Auteurs and Korean Independent Filmmaking - Fire in Hell (2012)". nextprojection.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.