''The Bacchus Lady'' ( ko, 죽여주는 여자, ''The Killer Woman'') is a 2016 South Korean

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

film directed and written by

E J-yong E J-yong (; born September 5, 1966) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His feature films include ''An Affair'' (1998), ''Untold Scandal'' (2003), ''Dasepo Naughty Girls'' (2006), and ''Actresses'' (2009). Early life E J-yong (his ...

. It was shown in the Panorama section at the

66th Berlin International Film Festival The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael ...

as well as the

Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more th ...

. The director describes the film as a "bittersweet drama". The film depicts the life of an elderly prostitute called Youn So-young, who works as a Bacchus Lady.

Cast

Youn Yuh-jung Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spi ...

as So-Young *

Jeon Moo-song Jeon Moo-song (born September 28, 1941) is a South Korean actor. Jeon began his career on stage in the play 'Chunhyangjeon' in 1964 and has since been active in Korean theatre, film and television. In 1977, he performed as the title character ...

as Jae-Woo *

Yoon Kye-sang Yoon Kye-sang (; born December 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his career in 1999 as part of the K-pop boy band g.o.d, then left the group in 2004 and pursued an acting career. He made his acting debut in the film ''Flying ...

as Do-Hoon *

Ye Soo-jung Ye Soo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Mine'', ''The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won'', ''One the Woman'', '' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'', ''Do You Like Brahms?'' and ''Becoming Witch''. She also appeared i ...

as Bok-hee * Park Seung-tae as eyebrow tattoo woman * An A-zu * Choi Hyun-jun *

Joo In-young Joo In-young is a South Korean actress. She is known for roles in dramas such as ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'', ''The Devil Judge'', ''When I Was the Most Beautiful'', '' Mother of Mine'' and '' The One and Only''. She also appeared in movies '' ...

as Migration center employee *

Kim Hye-yoon Kim Hye-yoon (born November 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. She first became known through her portrayal as Kang Ye-seo in JTBC's television series ''Sky Castle'' (2018–2019) and received her first leading role with MBC's ''Extr ...

as Nurse

Awards and nominations

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* 2016 films 2016 drama films South Korean drama films 2010s Korean-language films Films about old age Films about prostitution in South Korea Films directed by E J-yong 2010s South Korean films {{2010s-drama-film-stub