Azooma Explained

Azooma
Director:Lee Ji-seung
Producer:Lee Ji-seung
Ryu Sung-jin
Music:Jung Jin-ho
Cinematography:Hwang Ki-seok
Yoon Joo-hwan
Editing:Shin Mi-kyung
Studio:Cinema Factory
Runtime:74 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Child:yes
Hangul:공정사회
Rr:Gongjeongsahoe
Mr:Kongjŏngsahoe

Azooma is a 2012 South Korean crime thriller film starring Jang Young-nam in her first leading role as a mother seeking justice for the rape of her ten-year-old daughter.[1] [2] It made its world premiere at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival, and was released in theaters on April 18, 2013. The film has since received recognition in the international film festival circuit.[3] [4]

Written and directed by Lee Ji-seung,[5] [6] the movie's English title is a transliteration of the Korean term "ajumma" (아줌마), a form of address used for married (or simply older) women that has complex connotations and by which Jang's character is always called. The film's Korean title means A Fair Society.

Plot

Seoul, the present day. Ten-year-old Yeon-joo (Lee Jae-hee) is picked up outside school by a man (Hwang Tae-kwang) who says he knows her mother and is then driven to a flat where she is sexually abused. Six hours later, her mother, Yoon Young-nam (Jang Young-nam), reports her disappearance to the police, who say it is too soon to launch a proper investigation. After being found dumped on the street in a suitcase, Yeon-joo is taken to a hospital by Yoon and recovers; however, Yoon's ex-husband, TV celebrity dentist Dr. Lee (Bae Sung-woo), is not happy at the adverse publicity Yoon's action has generated. Yoon eventually persuades a busy detective, Ma (Ma Dong-seok), to take an interest in the case; he questions Yeon-joo in hospital but the child reveals little. Later, a female police officer questions her, with more success. Angry at the apparent slowness with which the police are treating the case, Yoon tracks down the child molester herself and confronts him at his flat. After a struggle and chase, the police arrive and take both of them in, though en route the child molester escapes. Yoon decides to take more radical action.[7] [8] [9]

Cast

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Hye-ji. Azooma: Interview with Actress Jang Young-nam – Part. 1. TenAsia. 2013-04-28. 25 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Lee. Hye-ji. Azooma: Interview with Actress Jang Young-nam – Part. 2. TenAsia. 2013-04-28. 25 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. Acknowledged in Busan, Nevada and Costa Rica. Korean Film Council. 2012-12-04. 26 November 2012.
  4. Web site: Lee. Hye-ji. Korean Film Azooma Invited to 3 Intl Film Festivals. 2012-12-04. TenAsia. 7 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Lee . Hye-ji . Azooma: Interview with Director Lee Ji-seung – Part. 1 . TenAsia . 2013-04-28 . 25 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328144038/http://www.tenasia.com/azooma-interview-with-director-lee-ji-seung-part-1/ . 2014-03-28 .
  6. Web site: Lee . Hye-ji . Azooma: Interview with Director Lee Ji-seung – Part. 2 . TenAsia . 2013-04-28 . 25 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328132923/http://www.tenasia.com/azooma-interview-with-director-lee-ji-seung-part-2/ . 2014-03-28 .
  7. Web site: Elley. Derek. Azooma. 2012-12-04. Film Business Asia. 7 November 2012.
  8. Web site: Lee. Maggie. Azooma. Variety. 2012-12-04. 20 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Conran. Pierce. BIFF 2012 Review: Strong Performances Can't Save Revenge Flick AZOOMA. Twitch Film. 2012-12-04. 9 October 2012.
  10. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. AZOOMA wins First Prize at Athens International Film Festival. Korean Film Council. 2013-04-25. 23 April 2013.
  11. Web site: BIFF 2013 Award Winners. Beloit International Film Festival. 2013-04-25.
  12. Web site: Azooma, another news overseas...Winner Best Feature Film at Beloit Film Festival . https://archive.today/20130703023252/http://www.innolife.co.kr/list.php?ac_id=5&ai_id=5060 . dead . 3 July 2013 . Innolife . 2013-04-25 . 17 February 2013 .
  13. Web site: Kim. Nemo. Actress Jang Young-nam wins Best Actress Award at Irvine. TenAsia. 2013-01-25. 24 January 2013.
  14. Web site: Ji. Yong-jin. JANG Young-nam Wins Best Actress Award at Irvine International Film Festival. Korean Film Council. 2013-02-01. 28 January 2013.
  15. Web site: Noh. Jean. Kayan, 36 take New Currents awards at close of Busan fest. Screen International. 2012-12-04. 14 October 2012.

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