| Steel Cold Winter | |
| Director: | Choi Jin-sung |
| Producer: | Kim Kwan-hun |
| Music: | Kim Tae-seong |
| Studio: | Vanguard Studio Film Blossom |
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 109 minutes |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
Steel Cold Winter (; lit. "Girl") is a 2013 South Korean romance thriller film starring Kim Yoon-hye and Kim Shi-hoo.[1] [2] Directed by Choi Jin-sung, it premiered in the New Currents section of the 18th Busan International Film Festival and was released in theaters on November 7, 2013.[3] [4] [5]
Yoon-soo was once a student at one of the best high schools in Seoul, but a trivial remark he made turns into a vicious rumor that leads his friend to commit suicide. Unable to bear the guilt, Yoon-soo attempts to kill himself. To help him recover, his family moves to Ijeon-li, a snow-covered village on a mountain. On the day of the move, Yoon-soo sees a mysterious young girl skating by herself on the frozen lake. Having started school in this small, rural town, Yoon-soo slowly finds peace within. Despite the villagers' kindness and his peers' ongoing fascination with him as a cool guy from the city, he keeps to himself. There is, however, one girl who gets Yoon-soo's attention: the class outcast Hae-won. The aloof Hae-won, who lives alone with her mentally disabled father, is viewed as a pariah by the entire village and constantly at the center of the townsfolk's gossip. As if seeing himself in her, he offers her sympathy and warmth, and Hae-won slowly opens up to him, feeling that he's the only one who understands and accepts her. But soon, Yoon-soo also becomes consumed by the brutal rumors surrounding Hae-won.