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2015 South Korean film
Madonna
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Shin Su-won Written by Shin Su-won Produced by Francis Lim Starring
Seo Young-hee
Kwon So-hyun Cinematography Yun Ji-woon Edited by Lee Do-hyun Music by Ryu Jae-ah Production company
June Film
Distributed by Little Big Pictures Release dates
Running time
121 minutes Country
South Korea Language
Korean Budget US$350,000
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Madonna (
Korean : 마돈나 ) is a 2015 South Korean
mystery -
drama film written and directed by
Shin Su-won .
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[5] It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard section of the
2015 Cannes Film Festival .
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Kwon So-hyun won Best New Actress at the 35th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards .
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Plot
Due to her mounting bills, Moon Hye-rim becomes a nurse's aide and is assigned to the VIP ward to take care of a patient who has been left paralyzed by a stroke, Kim Cheol-oh. Cheol-oh is a billionaire tycoon and the hospital's major investor, and for ten years his unscrupulous son Sang-woo has done everything in his power to extend his father's life through a series of organ transplants because Cheol-oh had instructed in his will that his entire fortune is to be given to charities (thereby putting an end to Sang-woo's affluent lifestyle). One day, a brain-dead, pregnant young woman named Jang Mi-na is brought to the hospital after a mysterious car crash. In exchange for a sum of money, Hye-rim agrees to Sang-woo's instructions that she track down Mi-na's next-of-kin and get them to sign an organ donation consent form for her heart. As Hye-rim delves into Mi-na's past and discovers that Mi-na was bullied since childhood for her hair color, weight and poverty, to her adulthood as a sexually abused factory worker who becomes a prostitute named "Madonna," the more Hye-rim forms a strange bond with her comatose patient and becomes determined to derail the heart transplant.
Cast
Seo Young-hee as Moon Hye-rim
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Kwon So-hyun as Jang Mi-na
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Kim Young-min as Kim Sang-woo
Ko Seo-hee as Go Hyeon-joo
Yoo Soon-chul as Kim Cheol-oh, the Chairman
Ye Soo-jung as Foul-mouthed old woman
Shin Woon-sub as Dr. Han
Byun Yo-han as Dr. Im Hyeok-gyu
Lee Myung-haeng as Sales team manager Park
Kim Jo-jung as Pimp
Han Song-hee as Mi-young
Lee Sang-hee as Ah-ram
Park Hyun-young as Joon-hee
Jin Yong-wook as Jong-dae
Kim Hyun-sook as Mi-na's grandmother
Susanna Noh as Teacher Choi
Kim Jeong-yeon as young Mi-na
Park Ji-young as younger Choi
Choi Hee-jin as Coffee shop owner
Awards and nominations
References
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"Low-budget Madonna stands tall in theater opening" .
The Korea Times . 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015 .
^ Noh, Jean (17 May 2015).
"Shin Su-won, Madonna " .
Screen International . Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ Kim, Su-hyeon (23 February 2015).
"Finding New Diversity Films within 2015 Korean Cinema!" . Korean Cinema Today . Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
^ Won, Ho-jung (28 June 2015).
"Herald Interview: Madonna casts a harsh light onto women suffering in Korea's shadows" .
The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2 July 2015 .
^ Park, Jung-ho (21 July 2015).
"With dark film, Korean director makes history" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 24 July 2015 .
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"The 2015 Official Selection" .
Cannes Film Festival . 15 April 2015. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015 .
^ Conran, Pierce (17 April 2015).
"Korean Trio Invited to Cannes Official Selection" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
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"Three Korean films invited to Cannes" .
The Korea Herald . 17 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
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"3 Korean Films Invited to Cannes" .
The Chosun Ilbo . 17 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
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"Low-Budget Korean Film Hailed at Cannes" .
The Chosun Ilbo . 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ Tsui, Clarence (20 May 2015).
"Madonna : Cannes Review" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ Lee, Maggie (20 May 2015).
"Cannes Film Review: Madonna " .
Variety . Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ Bechervaise, Jason (20 May 2015).
"Madonna : Review" .
Screen International . Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ Elley, Derek (1 June 2015).
"Madonna" .
Film Business Asia . Retrieved 3 June 2015 .
^ Conran, Pierce (28 May 2015).
"MADONNA Receives Top Marks from Cannes Critics" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 28 May 2015 .
^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (9 July 2015).
"Madonna gets love calls from international film festivals" .
The Korea Herald . Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^ Conran, Pierce (2 November 2015).
"THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 6 November 2015 .
^ Yoon, Ji-won (7 July 2015).
"Actress tries to escape stereotypes" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 7 July 2015 .
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"Interview: Madonna Kwon So-hyeon-i, "I was asked to get mental therapy" " . Hancinema . 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015 .
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