Montage (Korean: 몽타주; RR: Mongtajoo) is a 2013 South Korean crime thriller film starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Sang-kyung, and Song Young-chang.[1][2][3][4][5] The movie was remade in India as Te3n in 2016,[6] and in China as The Guilty Ones in 2019.[7]
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| Hangul | 몽타주 |
| Revised Romanization | Mongtajoo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mongt'aju |
| Directed by | Jeong Keun-seob |
| Written by | Jeong Keun-seob |
| Produced by | Ahn Young-jin Noh Jae-hoon |
| Starring | Uhm Jung-hwa Kim Sang-kyung Song Young-chang |
| Cinematography | Lee Jong-yeol |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe Park Kyung-sook |
| Music by | Koo Ja-wan Ahn Hyeon-jin |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$11.23 million |
Plot
editA kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace leaving behind his dead victim, Seo-jin. Five days before the case's statute of limitations expires, someone is found anonymously leaving a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same method on a similar target. Police team up to solve the case before it's too late as in its previous case. Detective (Kim Sang-kyung) is consulted and he confirms it is a similar MO.
Later it turns out to be the child's grandfather, Han (Song Young-chang), was the perpetrator of the first kidnapping 15 years ago. This was found out by the mother (Uhm Jung-hwa), and she kidnaps his granddaughter using the same MO. She thought by making the culprit went through what she has been through will make him confess his past crimes. The detectives find out, confront Han and revealed that the reason of his kidnapping 15 years ago was to collect the ransom money to pay for his daughter's heart surgery. Seo-jin's death turned out to be an accident since she fell to her death after trying to escape from Han. He confesses his sins and goes to prison for 15 years. Everyone involved in the long-unsolved case finds closure.[8][9]
Cast
edit- Uhm Jung-hwa as Ha-kyung[10]
- Kim Sang-kyung as Cheong-ho
- Song Young-chang as Han-chul
- Jo Hee-bong as Detective Kang
- Yoo Seung-mok as Chief detective Kwak
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Chief detective Shin
- Park Chul-min as Section chief Koo
- Jung Hae-kyun as Detective Choi
- Gi Ju-bong as Ear doctor Han
- Oh Dae-hwan as Yong-sik
- Kim Sung-kyung as Seo-jin, Ha-kyung's daughter
- Heo Jung-eun as Bom, Han-chul's granddaughter
- Song Min-ji as Bom's mother
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22nd Buil Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Jeong Keun-seob | Nominated |
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Uhm Jung-hwa | Won | |
| Best New Director | Jeong Keun-seob | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Uhm Jung-hwa | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Jeong Keun-seob | Nominated | ||
| 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | Uhm Jung-hwa | Won | |
| 2014 | 19th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Lee, Mi-ji (15 April 2013). "Montage Um Jung Hwa talks about why she chose the movie". StarN News. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Kim, Han-jun (17 April 2013). "Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Sang Kyung attends Montage special showcase". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Park, Jung-jun (18 April 2013). "Uhm Jung Hwa wants to fall in love this year". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (3 May 2013). "Montage stars advocate missing children". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (13 June 2013). "Interview with Three Promising New Directors: JEONG Keun-seob, Director of Montage "I Want to Make Films with Distinguished Characters"". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Review: TE3N is a weak remake".
- ^ "Wang Qianyuan's new thriller The Guilty Ones releases tomorrow". China Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy (30 May 2013). "In Focus: Montage". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Montage (2013)". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ Lee, Eun-sun (20 May 2013). "Uhm sinks teeth into newest role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Montage at HanCinema
- Montage at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Montage at IMDb