''Alice in Earnestland'' () is a 2015 South Korean
black comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...
film written and directed by
Ahn Gooc-jin, in his first feature film. It premiered at the 16th
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...
where it received the Grand Prize in the Korean Competition; jury member and noted East Asian film critic
Tony Rayns
Antony Rayns (born 1948) is a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication ''Cinema Rising'' (its name inspired by Kenneth Anger's '' Scorpio Rising'') before contributing to ...
praised the film as "Funny, shocking and sometimes cruel, this film has enough invention and energy to take your breath away."
Plot
Soo-nam is a poor woman struggling to pay the hospital bills for her vegetative husband's care, even though her hard work seems to be hopeless. She is suddenly granted the chance for a turnabout when a redevelopment project takes place. When that falls through, Soo-nam discards her honesty and adapts a cold-blooded approach to take revenge on whoever is responsible for her debt-ridden life.
Cast
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Lee Jung-hyun as Soo-nam
*Lee Hae-young as Gyu-jung
*Seo Young-hwa as Kyung-sook
*Myung Gye-nam as Do-chul
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Lee Jun-hyeok as Hyung-suk
*Bae Je-ki as Detective Jo
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Lee Dae-yeon
Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Lee Dae-yeonat JR Entertainment
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1964 births
Living ...
as Chief
*Ji Dae-han as Detective Park
*Lee Yong-nyeo
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Oh Kwang-rok
Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
References
External links
Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ
iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...
as Art professor
*Lee Seung-joon
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2015 films
South Korean black comedy films
2010s South Korean films