This Charming Girl

This Charming Girl

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Hangul 여자, 정혜
Hanja 女子, 貞慧
RR Yeoja, Jeong-hye
MR Yŏja, Chŏng-hye
Directed by Lee Yoon-ki
Written by Lee Yoon-ki
Starring Kim Ji-soo
Hwang Jung-min
Release date(s) 10 March 2005
Running time 98 min.
Country South Korea
Language Korean

This Charming Girl is an award-winning South Korean drama written and directed Lee Yoon-ki.

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Plot

The story of Jeong-Hye (Kim Ji-Soo), a 29 year-old woman who has retreated into the safety of a completely solitary and seemingly mundane lifestyle as the result of some trauma from her past. But she eventually realizes that she cannot live alone forever, cannot solve all her own problems, and must reach out for help in a world that she may no longer be able to understand.

Awards and nominations

2004 Pusan International Film Festival • Winner - New Currents Award

2005 Berlin International Film Festival • Winner - NEPEC Award

Deauville Asian Film Festival • Winner - Lotus Jury Prize

2005 Sundance Film Festival • Nomination - Grand Jury Prize

18th Singapore International Film Festival • Winner - Best Director (Lee Yoon-Ki) • Winner - Best Actress (Kim Ji-Soo)

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