| The Shameless | |
| Director: | Oh Seung-uk |
| Producer: | Han Jae-duk |
| Starring: | Jeon Do-yeon Kim Nam-gil |
| Music: | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Cinematography: | Kang Guk-hyun |
| Editing: | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Studio: | Sanai Pictures |
| Distributor: | CGV Arthouse |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Gross: | [1] |
The Shameless (; lit. "A Thug" or "A Rogue") is a 2015 South Korean neo-noir crime drama film starring Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Nam-gil.[2] [3] [4] [5] It is written and directed by Oh Seung-uk, who described it as a "hardboiled romantic noir thriller.[6] [7] [8]
The Shameless made its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
The police are staking out Park Joon-gil for the murder of Hwang Choong-nam, and jaded detective Jung Jae-gon is being pressured to close the case, particularly by his former superior Moon Ki-beom, who lost his badge for corruption. Joon-gil was once the mob enforcer for Jay Investment, but had fallen out of favor when he embezzled and stole the heart of Kim Hye-kyung, the girlfriend of the company's vice president Park Jong-ho. Jay Investment representative Min Young-ki approaches Jae-gon and offers him to ensure that Joon-gil is maimed during the arrest as payback. Jae-gon reluctantly agrees, but a botched arrest sends Joon-gil on the run, and Jae-gon decides the best way to find him again is by sticking with Hye-kyung, hoping she will lead him to the fugitive. Hye-kyung now works as a bar hostess to pay off her substantial debt to Jong-ho, and Jae-gon threatens his way into an undercover job as a floor manager at the nightclub she works at. Introducing himself as Joon-gil's former cellmate Lee Young-joon, Jae-gon begins to spend time with the suspicious Hye-kyung and gradually wins her trust. But when Joon-gil returns asking Hye-kyung for money for a potential deal, Jae-gon's newfound feelings of love and jealousy rise to the surface.
This is the second film Oh Seung-uk has directed, 15 years after his directorial debut Kilimanjaro (2000). Oh was a prominent screenwriter in the 1990s, having written Green Fish (1997) and Christmas in August (1998).[18] [19] [20]
Lee Jung-jae was originally cast in the leading role as Jung Jae-gon, but dropped out after he was injured on the set of his 2014 film Big Match. He was replaced by Kim Nam-gil.[21]
The Shameless began filming in June 2014.[22]
The Shameless was released on May 27, 2015. It opened at fourth place in the box office, grossing from 272,000 admissions in its first five days.[23] [24] By the end of its run, it had grossed from 413,836 admissions.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oh Seung-uk | |||
| 24th Buil Film Awards[25] [26] | Best Film | The Shameless | ||
| Best Director | Oh Seung-wook | |||
| Best Actor | Kim Nam-gil | |||
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | |||
| Best New Director | Oh Seung-wook | |||
| Best Cinematography | Kang Guk-hyun | |||
| Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | |||
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Oh Seung-wook | ||
| Best Actress | ||||
| Cine 21 Awards | ||||
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Kang Guk-hyun | |||
| Best Lighting | Bae Il-hyeok | |||
| 2016 | Best Director (Film) | Oh Seung-wook | ||
| Best Actress | ||||
| Jecheon International Music & Film Festival | ||||
| 7th KOFRA Film Awards | ||||