Steel Flower

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Steel Flower
Steel Flower 스틸 플라워-poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byPark Suk-young
Written byPark Suk-young
Produced byBak Seong-jin
StarringJeong Ha-dam
CinematographyPark Hyeong-ik
Oh Tae-Seung
Edited byCho hyun-ju
Music byKim Dong-ki
Distributed byIndieStory Inc.
Release dates
  • October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) (BIFF)
  • April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07) (South Korea)
Running time
83 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Steel Flower (Korean: 스틸 플라워; RR: Seutil Peulrawo) is a 2015 South Korean film starring Jeong Ha-dam. Written and directed by Park Suk-young, it depicts the story of a young homeless girl struggling to make a living in Busan.[1]

It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015. Since then, it has won numerous awards.[2]

Plot[]

A young homeless girl, Ha-dam, moves to Busan in the hopes of finding work, only to be rebuffed at every turn.

Cast[]

  • Jeong Ha-dam as Ha-dam
  • Kim Tae-hee as Japanese restaurant owner
  • Yu An as a woman who "hires" but fails to pay Ha-dam to hand out advertising leaflets
  • Park Myung-hoon as seafood restaurant owner
  • Choi Moon-soo as a woman who has an ugly physical confrontation Ha-dam

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 41st Seoul Independent Film Festival[2] Grand Prize Steel Flower Won
Independent Star Award Jeong Ha-dam Won
Marrakech International Film Festival[2] Special Jury Prize Steel Flower Won
2016 13th Florence Korea Film Fest[3] Best Film (Independent) Won
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards[4] Best New Actress (Film) Jeong Ha-dam Nominated
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Actress Won
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Nominated
2017 4th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress Won

Reception[]

Jeong Ha-dam was praised for her performance: Variety's Richard Kuipers: "Jeong succeeds marvelously with a compelling and sympathetic performance as the lost and badly damaged soul."[5] and Marrakech International Film Festival's review by Raffi Asdourian: "Jeong Ha-dam's powerful breakthrough performance elevates Steel Flower into a higher stratosphere than the narrative deserves."[6]

Twitch Film's Pierce Conran said of Steel Flower: "Steel Flower doesn't go near as far as it could, yet it still leaves an impression."[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Steel Flower (2016)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ^ a b c Conran, Pierce (15 December 2015). "STEEL FLOWER Wins Marrakesh Jury Prize in Split Decision". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ^ Conran, Pierce (29 March 2016). "Grand Prizes for MADONNA, STEEL FLOWER in Florence". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ^ "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 - Movies : Nominees List". Hancinema. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. ^ Kuipers, Richard (4 October 2015). "Busan Film Review: Steel Flower". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. ^ Asdourian, Raffi (8 December 2015). "Marrakech Review: Steel Flower". Marrakech International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (3 October 2015). "Busan 2015 Review: STEEL FLOWER Offers Wilted View Of Korean Youth". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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