Innocent Witness
Innocent Witness is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Han, starring Jung Woo-sung and Kim Hyang-gi.[2][3][4]
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 증인 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeungin |
| Directed by | Lee Han |
| Produced by | Kim Jae-joong Lee Jun-woo Kim Woo-jae |
| Written by | Lee Han Moon Ji-won |
| Starring | Jung Woo-sung Kim Hyang-gi |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Cinematography | Lee Tae-yoon |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Production company | Movie Rock Studio By The Library |
| Distributed by | Lotte Cultureworks |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$18.1 million[1] |
The film was released in South Korea on February 13, 2019.[5]
The story follows the relationship between a lawyer and a autistic student.
Soon-ho is an attorney who need to pay his father's debt. One day, he got an murder case: Mi-ran, a housekeeper was accused of murdering her master. Mi-ran claimed that she found her master dead in his own room. The only witness of this case is an autistic high school student named Ji-woo. In order to convince Ji-woo attend witness, Soon-ho decide to meet her, and befriend with her in order to prove her testimony as false.
Cast
- Jung Woo-sung as Soon-ho
- Kim Hyang-gi as Ji-woo
- Lee Kyu-hyung as Hee-joong
- Yum Hye-ran as Mi-ran
- Jang Young-nam as Hyun-jung
- Jung Won-joong as Byung-woo
- Kim Jong-soo as Man-ho
- Kim Seung-yoon as Shin-hye
- Park Geun-hyung as Kil-jae (special appearance)
- Song Yoon-ah as Soo-in (special appearance)
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Yoon-jae (special appearance)
- Lee Re as Kyung-hee (special appearance)
Production
Principal photography began on July 7, 2018 and wrapped on October 10, 2018.[6]
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize | Jung Woo-sung | Won | [7] |
| Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yum Hye-ran | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Han, Moon Ji-won | Nominated | ||
| 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Grand Prize | Jung Woo-sung | Won | |
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Won | [8] | |
| 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Won | |||
| 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Won | |
| 39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Won | |||
| 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Innocent Witness | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yum Hye-ran | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Han, Moon Ji-won | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Lee Tae-yoon | Nominated | ||
References
- "Innocent Witness (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- "[Herald Review] 'Innocent Witness,' heart-warming film with generic narrative". www.koreaherald.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "In 'Innocent Witness,' Jung Woo-sung plays ambitious lawyer working with autistic teenage witness". Yonhap News Agency. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190226001900315
- Herald, The Korea (2019-02-21). "[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- Cho, Yeon-gyeong (April 5, 2019). "55회 백상예술대상 영화부문 최종 후보 공개". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- MacDonald, Joan (November 21, 2019). "2019 Blue Dragon Awards Honor Veteran Actors And Newcomers". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
External links
- Innocent Witness at HanCinema
- Innocent Witness at the Korean Movie Database
- Innocent Witness on IMDb
- Innocent Witness at Rotten Tomatoes