The Girl on a Bulldozer explained
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Native Name: | Hangul: | 불도저에 탄 소녀 | Rr: | Buldojeoe Tan Sonyeo |
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Director: | Park Yi-woong |
Starring: | |
Distributor: | Little Big Pictures[1] |
Runtime: | 112 minutes |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Gross: | $79,876[2] [3] |
The Girl on a Bulldozer is a 2022 South Korean mystery film directed by Park Yi-woong, starring Kim Hye-yoon, Park Hyuk-kwon, and Oh Man-seok. It tells the story of a daughter who digs up her father's whereabouts after a sudden accident. It was released theatrically on April 7, 2022.[4]
The film has garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Best Film category at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. It achieved remarkable success at the box office, securing the first position in the Korean independent film category, while also ranking seventh in the overall box office.[5] [6] Moreover, upon its release on Netflix in Korea, the film made an impressive debut at number five and subsequently rise to the number one spot, maintaining its position for a week.[7]
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a 19-year-old Goo Hye-young (Kim Hye-yoon) known as a troublemaker, who constantly gets into fights. For now, she must learn to control her anger and take a vocational training course. Then, she decided to learn how to drive a bulldozer, despite being told that it's a job closed off to women. With her tough image projected through her dragon tattoo, she channels most of her rage towards her father, Goo Bon-jin (Park Hyuk-kwon), who is a desperate restaurant owner caught in a cycle of drinking and gambling.
However, everything changes when Bon-jin gets into an accident and ends up in the hospital. Hye-young suddenly has no easy target to hate or blame for her existence and must face the fact that deep down she cares for her father. She must not only assume the responsibility of caring for her younger brother, but also uncover the mystery of how her father got into that accident.
Cast
a woman who is good at talking tough, but actually burdened by the weight of her father’s failings.
a restaurant owner and Hye-young's father who ended up being comatose after a sudden accident.
a man who made Bon-jin promises he has no intention of keeping.
a detective in charge of Bon-jin's accident
- Park Si-woo as Goo Hye-jeok[10]
Hye-young's younger brother.
Release
The Girl on a Bulldozer was first screened at 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021 and, received favourable reviews from critics, audiences and the press.[12] [13] It was also screened at the 2022 Florence Korean Film Festival in April 2022. It was then released in theaters on April 7, 2022.[4]
Accolades
Notes and References
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- Web site: KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022. December 10, 2022. KOFIC.
- Web site: The Girl on a Bulldozer (2022) . . 10 December 2022.
- Web site: 김혜윤 주연 '불도저에 탄 소녀', 피렌체한국영화제 초청. Jung Yoo-jin. Kim Hye-yoon's 'The Girl on the Bulldozer' invited to the Korean Film Festival in Florence. News 1. Naver. April 7, 2022. April 8, 2022. ko.
- Web site: '불도저에 탄 소녀' 독립예술 영화 박스오피스·좌석판매 율 1위. 'The Girl on a Bulldozer' Independent Art Film Box office and Seat Sales Ranked 1st. Jang Moon-young. April 8, 2022. April 8, 2022. Single List. Naver. ko.
- Web site: 독립영화 예매율 1위 '불도저에 탄 소녀' 한국·이탈리아 관객 동시 만난다.
- 1 in independent film reservation rate, 'Girl on a Bulldozer' meets Korean and Italian audiences at the same time
. Kang Shin-woo. April 7, 2022. April 7, 2022. Seoul Economic Daily. Naver. ko.
- Web site: 꿀잼 입소문 타고 일주일 만에 넷플릭스 한국영화 1위 찍은 '불도저에 탄 소녀'. 'The Girl on the Bulldozer', which went viral and became the #1 Korean film on Netflix in a week. April 23, 2022. April 23, 2022. Lee Won-sun. Insight Korea. Naver. ko.
- Web site: [공식]김혜윤, 영화 '불도저에 탄 소녀' 주인공 캐스팅…5월 크랭크인]. 19 March 2020. April 8, 2022. Sports Chosun. ko.
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- Web site: [애프터스크리닝] 온 몸으로 표현한 김혜윤의 불꽃연기, 현실 폭주 드라마 '불도저에 탄 소녀' ★★★l]. 김경희. iMBC. iMBC. March 31, 2022. March 31, 2022. ko.
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