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A Girl At My Door
''A Girl at My Door'' (; lit. “Do-Hee”) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by July Jung and stars Bae Doona as a policewoman who takes in an abused girl played by Kim Sae-ron. The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Due to the film's portrayal of a lesbian relationship, and the contentiousness of LGBT rights in South Korea, as well as the initial ambiguous relationship of the two main characters, the film had to be financed largely by the Korean Film Council. Because of this, the budget was limited to ; Bae and Kim agreed to not be paid. Plot Following a personal scandal, police academy instructor Lee Young-nam is transferred from Seoul to take office as a chief of the police substation in a quiet seaside town in Yeosu. Young-nam keeps a low profile and tolerates the drunken excesses of the locals, but drinks heavily at home, decanting soju into water bottles. Young-nam meets Sun Do-hee, a timid and withdrawn 14-year-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July Jung
Jung Joo-ri (born 1980), also known as July Jung, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung's directorial debut feature ''A Girl at My Door'' won the Best First Film at the 25th Stockholm International Film Festival. She also won the Best New Director at the 23rd Buil Film Awards and Best Director/Screenwriter at the 15th Women in Film Korea Awards in 2014, and Best Screenplay at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director for film at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards in 2015. Filmography *''The Wind Blows to the Hope'' (short film, 2006) - director, screenwriter, editor, art director *''A Man Under the Influenza'' (short film, 2007) - director, screenwriter, producer, editor *''11'' (short film, 2008) - director, screenwriter *''Let Us Go'' (short film, 2008) - assistant director *''The Stopless Mind'' (short film, 2009) - assistant director *''A Dog Came into My Flash'' (short film, 2010) - director *''A Girl at My Door'' (2014) - director, screenwriter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |