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''Sorum'' is a List of South Korean films of 2001, 2001 K-Horror, South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan. Starring Kim Myung-min and Jang Jin-young, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier. The film has been nominated for and won several awards. Plot Looking for a new start, a young taxi driver moves into Apt. 504 of an old tenement named Migum Apartments. He soon finds that the previous tenant died mysteriously, and everyone on the floor is connected to the man. After befriending the neighbor living a few doors down, he falls into an affair that sends them both down a dark path. But there's something else odd about the atmosphere in the run-down building. Does a ghost haunt those living here, or does the evil exist in those left alive? Cast * Kim Myung-min as Yong-hyun * Jang Jin-young as Sun-yeong * Gi Ju-bong as writer Lee * Jo An ...
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Yoon Jong-chan
Yoon Jong-chan (born 1963) is a South Korean film director. He directed ''Sorum'' (2001), ''Blue Swallow (film), Blue Swallow'' (2005), ''I Am Happy'' (2009) and ''My Paparotti'' (2013). Career Yoon Jong-chan majored in Film at Hanyang University, and upon graduation he joined the crew of Kim Young-bin's ''No Emergency Exit'' (1993) as an assistant director. In 1995, Yoon went to the United States to attend Syracuse University, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts, MFA in Film Directing. While at Syracuse, he directed three short films about memory and fate, ''Playback'' (1996), ''Memento'' (1997), and ''Views'' (1999), which won numerous awards at film festivals both in Korea and abroad. Yoon returned to Korea in 2001, and first taught in the film department of Hoseo University. He then made his feature film, feature film director, directorial debut with ''Sorum'' (meaning "gooseflesh" in Korean language, Korean). About damaged people living in a dilapidated apartment comple ...
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Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress. Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My Heart'' (1997). She made her film debut in '' Ghost in Love'' (1999). Jang's acting career took off following her breakthrough performance, in '' Sorum'' (2001). She starred in a variety of film genres, among them romantic films such as ''Over the Rainbow'' (2002), '' Scent of Love'' (2003), ''Singles'' (2003), and '' Between Love and Hate'' (2006), biopic film ''Blue Swallow'' (2005), and drama series ''Lobbyist'' (2007). Jang received critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for '' Sorum'', and again in 2003 for '' Singles''. As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film industry, earning i ...
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Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin'' (2004), '' White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''Six Flying Dragons'' (2015-2016), and ''Law School'' (2021), as well as the films '' Closer to Heaven'' (2009) and the ''Detective K'' film series. His first leading role was in the film, '' Sorum'' (2001). Praised for his acting skills, he is often called 'The Acting Expert'. Career Early years Kim Myung-min debuted as an actor when he won the 6th SBS public talent audition in 1996.Cine21그가 그린 마음의 지옥도, 의 김명민last retrieved: 16 April 2000 Over the next five years he appeared in a number of television series in various supporting roles. Kim' first leading role came with critically appraised 2001 horror film '' Sorum'', the feature debut of the director Yoon Jong-chan, telling the story of a taxi driver moving into a decrepit bu ...
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Busan Film Critics Awards
Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and a ceremony is then held at the festival to present the prizes. Their choices are not swayed by popular opinion, but represent a thoughtful and serious attempt to judge the greatest achievements of each year. Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Director Best New Actor Best New Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Technical Award Special Jury Prize Award for Artistic Contribution Lee Pil-woo Award References See also *Cinema of Korea *List of movie awards This is a list of groups, organizations, and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes ...
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Director's Cut Awards
The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers. The KFDN selects winners in the Korean film industry in eight categories: Director, Actor (Male/Female), New Director, New Actor (Male/Female), Producer and Independent Film Director. It was launched in 1998 by film director Lee Hyun-seung with a membership of "young generation" directors in their twenties to forties. The ceremony was temporarily discontinued after 2010 due to "internal issues" within the organization. It was resumed in 2014 and held concurrently with the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival (JIMFF). Categories *Best Director *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best New Director *Best New Actor *Best New Actress *Best Producer *Best Independent Film Director Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best New Director Best New Actor Best New Actress Be ...
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Gi Ju-bong
Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for '' Offending the Audience'', '' Sorum'' (2001), ''Viva! Love'' (2008) and ''The Spy Gone North ''The Spy Gone North'' () is a 2018 South Korean spy drama film directed by Yoon Jong-bin. It stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong and Ju Ji-hoon. The film is loosely based on the true story of Park Chae-seo, a former South Korea ...'' (2018). Filmography Film Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gi, Ju-bong 1955 births Living people 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors ...
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Choi Woong
Choi Woong (born Choi Sun-woong; December 28, 1986) is a South Korean actor and model. He starred in television series such as ''Secret Love (South Korean TV series), Secret Love'' (2013), and ''Descendants of the Sun'' (2016). Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links

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Fantasporto
Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to Fantasy film, fantasy/Science fiction film, science fiction/Horror film, horror-oriented commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from cinephiles to more popular spectators, with an annual average of 110,000 attendees. It was rated in ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' as one of the 25 leading festivals of the world. In its 27th edition in February 2006 the festival reached 104,000 people and 5,000 media references, both domestic and international, with a record of 187 hours of TV time. Present in Porto were about 100 members of the foreign press and about 250 Portuguese journalists and media representatives. In spite of being organized by a private entity, the event is mostly state funded, with the Ministry of Culture of Portugal leading ...
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K-Horror
Korean horror horror film, films have been around since the early years of Cinema of Korea, Korean cinema, however, it was not until the late 1990s that the genre began to experience a renewal. Many of the Korean horror films tend to focus on the suffering and the anguish of characters rather than focus on the explicit "blood and guts" aspect of horror. Korean horror features many of the same motifs, themes, and imagery as Japanese horror. Modern South Korean horror films are typically distinguished by stylish directing, themes of social commentary, and genre blending. The horror and thriller genres are cited as gaining international attention to South Korean Cinema. Several Korean horror films have been adapted into English-language Hollywood films such as ''Oldboy (2003 film), Oldboy'' (2003), ''Into the Mirror'' (2003), and ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003). ''Train to Busan'' (2016) and ''The Wailing (film), The Wailing'' (2016) are rumored to currently have remakes in talks for ...
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List Of South Korean Films Of 2001
A list of films produced in South Korea in 2001: External links * 2001 in South Korea * 2001 in South Korean music * 2001at www.koreanfilm.org {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of South Korean Films Of 2001 2001 South Korean Box A box (plural: boxes) is a container used for the storage or transportation of its contents. Most boxes have flat, parallel, rectangular sides. Boxes can be very small (like a matchbox) or very large (like a shipping box for furniture), and can ... ...
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Kim Joo-ryoung
Kim Joo-ryoung (; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original web series ''Squid Game''. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Series at the 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards The Critics' Choice Super Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in genre fiction film, television and home media releases, including action, superhero, horror, science fiction, fanta .... Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Joo-ryoung 1976 births Living people South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses ...
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Lee Han-wi
Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing In music and other performing arts, the phrase (; from Latin for 'at one's pleasure' or 'as you desire'), often shortened to "ad lib" (as an adjective or adverb) or "ad-lib" (as a verb or noun), refers to various forms of improvisation. The r .... Filmography Film Television series Web series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Han-wi 1961 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors Chung-Ang University alumni People from Gwangju 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors ...
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