Madonna (2015 film) explained

Madonna
Director:Shin Su-won
Producer:Francis Lim
Starring:Seo Young-hee
Kwon So-hyun
Music:Ryu Jae-ah
Cinematography:Yun Ji-woon
Editing:Lee Do-hyun
Distributor:Little Big Pictures
Studio:June Film
Runtime:121 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Budget:[1]

Madonna (Korean: 마돈나) is a 2015 South Korean mystery-drama film written and directed by Shin Su-won.[2] [3] [4] [5] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Kwon So-hyun won Best New Actress at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.[17]

Plot

Due to her mounting bills, Moon Hye-rim becomes a nurse's aide and is assigned to the VIP ward to take care of a patient who has been left paralyzed by a stroke, Kim Cheol-oh. Cheol-oh is a billionaire tycoon and the hospital's major investor, and for ten years his unscrupulous son Sang-woo has done everything in his power to extend his father's life through a series of organ transplants because Cheol-oh had instructed in his will that his entire fortune is to be given to charities (thereby putting an end to Sang-woo's affluent lifestyle). One day, a brain-dead, pregnant young woman named Jang Mi-na is brought to the hospital after a mysterious car crash. In exchange for a sum of money, Hye-rim agrees to Sang-woo's instructions that she track down Mi-na's next-of-kin and get them to sign an organ donation consent form for her heart. As Hye-rim delves into Mi-na's past and discovers that Mi-na was bullied since childhood for her hair color, weight and poverty, to her adulthood as a sexually abused factory worker who becomes a prostitute named "Madonna," the more Hye-rim forms a strange bond with her comatose patient and becomes determined to derail the heart transplant.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
201524th Buil Film AwardsBest New ActressKwon So-hyun
35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards
2016
Best Director (Narrative Films) Shin Su-won
Best New Actor/Actress Kwon So-hyun

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Low-budget Madonna stands tall in theater opening. The Korea Times. 7 July 2015. 2 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Noh. Jean. Shin Su-won, Madonna. Screen International. 24 May 2015. 17 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Kim. Su-hyeon. Finding New Diversity Films within 2015 Korean Cinema!. Korean Cinema Today. 22 April 2015. 23 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Won. Ho-jung. Herald Interview: Madonna casts a harsh light onto women suffering in Korea's shadows. The Korea Herald. 2 July 2015. 28 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Park. Jung-ho. With dark film, Korean director makes history. Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 July 2015. 21 July 2015.
  6. Web site: The 2015 Official Selection . 16 April 2015 . 15 April 2015 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084150/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html . 18 April 2015 .
  7. Web site: Pierce. Conran. Korean Trio Invited to Cannes Official Selection. Korean Film Biz Zone. 22 April 2015. 17 April 2015.
  8. Web site: Three Korean films invited to Cannes. The Korea Herald. 22 April 2015. 17 April 2015.
  9. Web site: 3 Korean Films Invited to Cannes. The Chosun Ilbo. 22 April 2015. 17 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Low-Budget Korean Film Hailed at Cannes. The Chosun Ilbo. 24 May 2015. 22 May 2015.
  11. Web site: Tsui. Clarence. Madonna: Cannes Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 24 May 2015. 20 May 2015.
  12. Web site: Lee. Maggie. Cannes Film Review: Madonna. Variety. 24 May 2015. 20 May 2015.
  13. Web site: Bechervaise. Jason. Madonna: Review. Screen International. 24 May 2015. 20 May 2015.
  14. Web site: Elley. Derek. Madonna. Film Business Asia. 3 June 2015. 1 June 2015.
  15. Web site: Conran. Pierce. MADONNA Receives Top Marks from Cannes Critics. Korean Film Biz Zone. 28 May 2015. 28 May 2015.
  16. Web site: Lim. Jeong-yeo. Madonna gets love calls from international film festivals. The Korea Herald. 9 July 2015. 9 July 2015.
  17. Web site: Conran. Pierce. THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. Korean Film Biz Zone. 6 November 2015. 2 November 2015.
  18. Web site: Yoon. Ji-won. Actress tries to escape stereotypes. Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015.
  19. News: Interview: Madonna Kwon So-hyeon-i, "I was asked to get mental therapy". Hancinema. 2 July 2015. 30 June 2015.

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