Bedevilled (2010 film)

Bedevilled (Korean: 김복남 살인사건의 전말; Hanja: 金福南 殺人事件의 顚末; RR: Kim Bok-nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal; lit. "The Whole Story of the Kim Bok-nam Murder Case") is a 2010 South Korean 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.

Bedevilled
Theatrical poster
Hangul김복남 살인사건의 전말
Hanja金福南 殺人事件의 顚末
Revised RomanizationKim Bok-nam salinsageonui jeonmal
McCune–ReischauerKim Pok-nam sarinsakŏnŭi jŏnmal
Directed byJang Cheol-soo
Produced byPark Kyu-young
Written byChoi Kwang-young
StarringSeo Young-hee
Ji Sung-won
Music byKim Tae-seong
CinematographyKim Gi-tae
Edited byKim Mi-joo
Distributed bySponge ENT
Release date
  • May 2010 (2010-05) (Cannes)
  • September 2, 2010 (2010-09-02) (South Korea)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$636,363
Box officeUS$1.1 million[1]

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.[2] The film was a runaway hit in Korea, with the box-office returns far exceeding its ₩700 million (US$636,363) budget.[3]

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 status and her hypercompetitive mentality. 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 her 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 lustful brother, and the local mean old women. All of Bok-nam's love is reserved for her young daughter Yeon-hee, with whom she tries to escape for a better life. The attempt is foiled by Man-jong and the villagers, and her daughter is accidentally killed in the struggle. Hae-won as a friend does not do anything rather than be a bystander. A mainland investigation is blocked by the locals and Hae-won does not support Bok-nam's case. Bok-nam finally snaps and starts killing everyone in the small, claustrophobic island with a sickle. However, Hae-won escapes.

Bok-nam travels to Seoul and tries to kill Hae-won, because she refused to help her or her daughter escape even after knowing the situation or to back up the murder story to the investigator. During the fight, Hae-won kills Bok-nam with her recorder striking her neck. Bok-nam dies in her lap reminiscing the good old days with Hae-won. Hae-won back in her apartment starts reading Bok-nam's letters and lays down the floor emotionless.[4][5][6][7]

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[8][9]

  • Best of Puchon
  • Best Actress – Seo Young-hee
  • Fujifilm Eterna Award

2010 Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival[10]

  • Butterfly Award

2010 Fantastic Fest[11]

  • Audience Award
  • Best Actress AMD & Dell "Next Wave" Spotlight Competition – Seo Young-hee

2010 AFI Fest[12]

  • New Auteurs

2010 Grand Bell Awards[13]

2010 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

2010 Korean Film Awards[14]

2010 Director's Cut Awards

2011 KOFRA Film Awards (Korea Film Reporters Association)

2011 Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival

  • Grand Prix

2011 Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival[15][16]

2011 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival[17]

  • Black Tulip (Grand Jury Prize)

2011 Golden Cinematography Awards

  • Best Film
  • Best New Actress – Ji Sung-won
  • Bronze Medal Cinematography – Kim Gi-tae

References
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