Man on High Heels

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Man on High Heels
Man on High Heels.jpg
Directed byJang Jin
Written byJang Jin
Produced byJang Jin
StarringCha Seung-won
Oh Jung-se
CinematographyLee Seong-jae
Edited byJang Jin
Yang Dong-yeop
Music byKim Jung-woo
Production
company
Jangcha & Co.
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2.5 million[1]

Man on High Heels (Korean: 하이힐; RR: Hai hil; lit. "High Heel") is a 2014 South Korean noir film written and directed by Jang Jin,[2] starring Cha Seung-won as a transgender homicide detective.[3][4][5][6][7]

Plot[]

Yoon Ji-wook is a hard-as-nails homicide detective known for his undisputed ability to nab violent criminals. He is revered as a legend in the police force and at the same time feared among the mafia for his brutality in cracking down on crime. Yet, beneath his cool, macho appearance lies a secret that he must hide from the world he lives in. Ji-wook was born male, and he has wanted to live his life as a woman since his teenage years. He tries to suppress this inner desire, but in vain. Ji-wook finally reaches the point where he can no longer hide who he truly is, and decides to take the plunge and get a gender affirmation operation. However, before he has a chance to do so, unexpected crises arise and interfere with his plans. A gang that suffered from the cold, hard steel of Ji-wook's handcuffs is dead set on getting their revenge against him. Ji-wook resigns and tries to go about making his dream a reality, but people close to him gets sucked into the revenge plot he finds himself at the center of. When some of those people get killed and a girl named Jang-mi falls into danger, he realizes that he can't stand idly by any longer.[8][9]

Cast[]

Box office[]

Man on High Heels was released in South Korea on June 4, 2014. Despite its star director and actor, the film underperformed at the box office against Hollywood blockbusters X-Men: Days of Future Past and Edge of Tomorrow. It opened at sixth place on the box office, drawing 338,663 admissions.[10][11]

Awards[]

Man on High Heels won "le grand prix" 2016 du festival international du film policier de Beaune (France).

References[]

  1. ^ "High Heel (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (2 June 2014). "Gender focus of noir film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ Lee, Cory (6 March 2013). "Cha Seung-won to Turn Detective in New Movie". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. ^ Lee, Sun-min (7 March 2013). "Cha Seung-won to return to theaters in High Heels". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (18 April 2014). "King of rom-com abandons image". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. ^ Lee, So-dam (12 May 2014). "Cha Seung Won Shares on Competing with Jang Dong Gun's Movie with Highheel". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. ^ Chung, Joo-won (29 May 2014). "Still cuts show Cha Seung-won garnered as woman in High Heel (2014)". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  8. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (25 April 2013). "Charming and Addictive Korean Films: Action drama in a unique style - High Heel (working title)". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  9. ^ Conran, Pierce (2 May 2014). "Man on High Heels". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  10. ^ Ha, Sung-tae (16 June 2014). "Box Office: May 29 - June 11, 2014". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  11. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (22 June 2014). "A Hard Day defies predictions at the box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-30.

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