Bedevilled (2010-South Korean Movie)

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Movie: Bedevilled
Revised romanization: Kim Bok-nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal
Hangul: 김복남 살인사건의 전말 / 김복남 살인 사건의 전말
Director: Jang Cheol-Su
Writer: Choi Kwan-Young
Producer:
Cinematographer: Ki Ki-Tae
World Premiere: May 2010 (Cannes Film Festival - International Critic's Week)
Release Date: September 2, 2010
Runtime: 115 min.
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

In a small village on a remote island, seven people spread among five families are murdered. Kim Bok-nam (Seo Young-Hee) is a resident in the village, a girl with innocent looks but with a dark side as well. Bok-Nam tries to runaway from the island where she finds the residents to be cruel, but cannot escape. Tragedy soon awaits for Bok-Nam ...

Notes

Literal title of "Kim Bok-nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal" is "The Whole Story of Kim Bok-nam's Murder Case".
Screenplay was a winner at the 2008 South Korea Film Market Scenario.
Filming begins September 1st, 2009.
Filming will take place in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Cast



Seo Young-Hee	Ji Sung-Won	Park Jung-Hak
Kim Bok-Nam	Hye-Won	Man-Jong



Lee Ji-Eun	Je-Min	Bae Sung-Woo	Jo Duk-Je
Yun-Hui	prostitute	Chul-Jong	inspector

Additional Cast Members:

Chae Si-Hyun - Mi-Ran
Hwang Min-Ho
Hong Seung-Jin
Jeong Gi-Seop - Choi
Baek Su-Ryeon - Dong Ho's grandmother
Tak Sung-Eun - Ji-Soo
Son Young-Soon - grandmother Soon-Yi

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Film Festivals

2010 (63rd) Cannes Film Festival - May 12 - May 23, 2010 - International Critic's Week *World Premiere
2010 (14th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 15-25, 2010 - Puchon Choice:Feature *Asian Premiere
2010 (4th) Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival - August 18-24, 2010 - Butterfly
2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest - September 23-30, 2010
2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival - October 7-14, 2010 - Official Fantàstic in compettition
2010 (21st) Stockholm International Film Festival - October 21-28, 2010 - Asian Images *Nordic Premiere
2010 (24th) AFI FEST - October 28-November 5, 2010
2010 (5th) The London Korean Film Festival - November 5-23, 2010
2010 (25th) Mar del Plata Film Festival - November 13-21, 2010 - Panorama - Midnight Screamings
2010 (11th) TOKYO FILMeX - November 20- 28, 2010 - TOKYO FILMeX Competition
2011 (1st) Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer - January 26-30, 2011 - Grand Prix
2011 (31st) Fantasporto International Film Festival - February 21-March 6, 2011 - Cinema Fantástico (Competition)
2011 (21st) Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - February 24-28, 2011 - Official Selection
2011 (27th) Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival - April 13-23, 2011
2011 (13th) Udine Far East Film - April 29-May 7, 2011 *Italian Premiere
2011 (29th) Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - April 7-19, 2011 - Fantastic Night
2011 (10th) New York Asian Film Festival - July 1-14, 2011 - Sea of Revenge: New Korean Thrillers *New York Premiere
2011 (10th) Asian Film Festival of Dallas - July 14-21, 2011
2011 (2nd) Korean Film Festival in Australia - August 24-29, 2011

Awards

2010 (14th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 15-25, 2010
- Best of Puchon
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
- Fujifilm Eterna Award
2010 (4th) Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival - August 18-24, 2010
- Butterfly Award
2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest - September 23-30, 2010
- Audience Award
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
2010 (24th) AFI FEST - October 28-November 5, 2010
- New Auteurs
2010 (47th) Daejong Film Awards - October 29, 2010
- Best New Director (Jang Cheol-Su)
2010 (30th) Critics Choice Awards - November 8, 2010
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
- Best New Director (Jang Cheol-Su)
2010 (8th) Korean Film Awards - November 18, 2010
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
- Best New Director (Jang Cheol-Su)
2010 (13th) Director's Cut Awards - December 17, 2010
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
- Best New Director (Jang Cheol-Su)
2010 (2nd) Film of the Year Awards - January 27, 2011
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
2011 (1st) Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer - January 30, 2011
- Best of Gerardmer
2011 (31st) Fantasporto International Film Festival - February 21-March 6, 2011
- Best Actress (Seo Young-Hee)
2011 (27th) Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival - April 13-23, 2011
- Black Tulip (Grand Jury Prize)
2011 (33rd) Golden Cinematography Awards
- Best Film
- Rookie of the Year (Ji Sung-Won)
- Bronze Medal Cinematography (Kim Ki-Tae)

Comments

Comment #4
T. Brown Says:
Mar 22 2012 8:51 pm

Best movie I've ever seen about a female friendship
Comment #3
Yummertons Says:
Jul 25 2011 10:46 pm

This...was...AWESOME. Now one of my favorites~! >w<;;
Comment #2
moo Says:
Dec 20 2010 11:54 pm

Reading Ki's review brings to mind images of Onibaba & Imamura's downtrodden women taking revenge...hopefully this stands up to snuff.
Comment #1
Ki Says:
Aug 18 2010 1:06 am

Fortunate enough to catch "Bedevilled" during this year's PiFan festival with the main cast & director appearing before and after the screening of the film. First off, I'm not a person that's usually into "thrillers" since "The Chaser" pretty much satisfied any and all interest I have in the genre. Yet, "Bedevilled" left me shocked, jaw opened, and monetarily speechless. The first half of "Bedevilled" feels like your typical Korean thriller situated on a small rural island with main character a mainlander/city folk. Yeah it felt like "Paradise Murdered", even the recently screened "Moss" and what not. But the second hour is a whole another story. This is where the movie turns into a full blown horror film in an unexpected way. Watching someone slashing away at victims with a sickle isn't fresh or original per se, but it felt so in "Bedevilled". Perhaps it was because the person slashing away was a a woman (Seo Yeong-Hie) or because it came about in an unexpected way (first hour ho-hum thriller then step on the gas pedal pyscho horror film). The woman played by Seo Yeong-Hie dealt with horrible abuses on the island during the first half which at times felt exploitive, but with the second half all that seemed to make sense in the grand scheme of things and the movie clicked.

I didn't expect to like "Bedevilled" but I came away going "whoa ... that's one crazy film". I was pretty happy to have caught the screening. And yeah, Seo-Yeong Hie sure was pretty on the stage, as was the other cast members, but she did stand out like a certified star should. Worth checking out if you are adventurous and not squeamish.