Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
	Poster
Hangul	동주
Directed by	Lee Joon-ik
Screenplay by	Shin Yeon-shick
Starring	Kang Ha-neul
Cinematography	Choi Yong-jin
Music by	Mowg
Release date	February 17, 2016;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; Japanese
Box office	US$7.7 million (South Korea)

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (Korea: 동주) is a 2016 South Korean black-and-white biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about Yun Dong-ju.^[1]^[4] It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016.^[1]

Plot[]

The story follows the life of poet Yun Dong-ju and his eventual imprisonment by the Japanese government for being involved in the Korean independence movement.

Cast[]

Kang Ha-neul as Yun Dong-ju
Park Jeong-min as Song Mong-gyu
Kim In-woo as Detective
Choi Hee-seo as Kumi
Shin Yoon-jo as Lee Yeo-jin
Min Jin-woong as Kang Cheo-Joong
Choi Hong-Il as Dong-Ju's father
Lee Bit-na as Yun Dong-Ju's younger sister
Moon Sung-keun as Jeong Ji-yong (special appearance)

Reception[]

The film was fifth placed on its opening weekend in South Korea, grossing US$1.14 million.^[5]

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Grand Prize (Film)	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Won
		Best Film	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
		Best Director (Film)	Lee Joon-ik	Nominated
		Best New Actor (Film)	Park Jeong-min	Won
		Best Screenplay (Film)	Shin Yeon-shick	Nominated
	16th Director's Cut Awards^[6]	Best New Actor	Park Jeong-min	Won
	16th Director's Cut Awards^[6]	Best Production of the Year	Shin Yeon-shick	Won
	25th Buil Film Awards	Best Director	Lee Joon-ik	Won
		Best Actor	Kang Ha-neul	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Park Jeong-min	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Park Jeong-min	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Shin Yeon-shick	Won
		Best Music	Mowg	Won
	36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Best Screenplay	Shin Yeon-shick	Won
	17th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Screenplay	Shin Yeon-shick	Won
	37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Film	Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet	Nominated
		Best Director	Lee Joon-ik	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Park Jeong-min	Won
		Best Screenplay	Shin Yeon-shick	Won
2017	22nd Chunsa Film Awards^[7]	Best Supporting Actor	Park Jeong-min	Won

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "DongJu, The Portrait of A Poet (Movie - 2015)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "DONGJU: The Portrait of a Poet". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^ "Infographic". koreanfilm.or.kr
^ Kil, Sonia (February 23, 2016). "Korea Box Office: 'Deadpool' Is Biggest Non-Korean R-Rated Release". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "South Korea Box Office February 19–21, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ Conran, Pierce (11 August 2016). "NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director's Cut Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
^ "'2017 춘사영화상' 나홍진, 최우수감독상…하정우·손예진 남녀주연상". SE Daily. 25 May 2017.

[han-1] "DongJu, The Portrait of A Poet (Movie - 2015)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[2] "DONGJU: The Portrait of a Poet". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

[3] "Infographic". koreanfilm.or.kr

[4] Kil, Sonia (February 23, 2016). "Korea Box Office: 'Deadpool' Is Biggest Non-Korean R-Rated Release". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[5] "South Korea Box Office February 19–21, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[6] Conran, Pierce (11 August 2016). "NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director's Cut Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-16.

[7] "'2017 춘사영화상' 나홍진, 최우수감독상…하정우·손예진 남녀주연상". SE Daily. 25 May 2017.

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