Steel Flower

Steel Flower (Korean: 스틸 플라워; RR: Seutil Peulrawo) is a 2015 South Korean film starring Jeong Ha-dam. Written and directed by Park Suk-young, it depicts the story of a young homeless girl struggling to make a living in Busan.[1]

Steel Flower
Theatrical poster
Directed byPark Suk-young
Produced byBak Seong-jin
Written byPark Suk-young
StarringJeong Ha-dam
Music byKim Dong-ki
CinematographyPark Hyeong-ik
Oh Tae-Seung
Edited byCho hyun-ju
Distributed byIndieStory Inc.
Release date
  • October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) (BIFF)
  • April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07) (South Korea)
Running time
83 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015. Since then, it has won numerous awards.[2]

Plot

A young homeless girl, Ha-dam, moves to Busan in the hopes of finding work, only to be rebuffed at every turn.

Cast
  • Jeong Ha-dam as Ha-dam
  • Kim Tae-hee as Japanese restaurant owner
  • Yu An as a woman who "hires" but fails to pay Ha-dam to hand out advertising leaflets
  • Park Myung-hoon as seafood restaurant owner
  • Choi Moon-soo as a woman who has an ugly physical confrontation Ha-dam

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
201541st Seoul Independent Film Festival[2]Grand PrizeSteel FlowerWon
Independent Star AwardJeong Ha-damWon
Marrakech International Film Festival[2]Special Jury PrizeSteel FlowerWon
201613th Florence Korea Film Fest[3]Best Film (Independent)Won
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards[4]Best New Actress (Film)Jeong Ha-damNominated
36th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsBest New ActressWon
37th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActressNominated
20174th Wildflower Film AwardsBest ActressWon

Reception

Jeong Ha-dam was praised for her performance: Variety's Richard Kuipers: "Jeong succeeds marvelously with a compelling and sympathetic performance as the lost and badly damaged soul."[5] and Marrakech International Film Festival's review by Raffi Asdourian: "Jeong Ha-dam's powerful breakthrough performance elevates Steel Flower into a higher stratosphere than the narrative deserves."[6]

Twitch Film's Pierce Conran said of Steel Flower: "Steel Flower doesn't go near as far as it could, yet it still leaves an impression."[7]

References
  1. "Steel Flower (2016)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. Conran, Pierce (15 December 2015). "STEEL FLOWER Wins Marrakesh Jury Prize in Split Decision". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. Conran, Pierce (29 March 2016). "Grand Prizes for MADONNA, STEEL FLOWER in Florence". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 - Movies : Nominees List". Hancinema. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. Kuipers, Richard (4 October 2015). "Busan Film Review: Steel Flower". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. Asdourian, Raffi (8 December 2015). "Marrakech Review: Steel Flower". Marrakech International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. Conran, Pierce (3 October 2015). "Busan 2015 Review: STEEL FLOWER Offers Wilted View Of Korean Youth". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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