New Trial (Korean: 재심; Hanja: 再審; RR: Jaesim) is a 2017 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Kim Tae-yoon, starring Jung Woo, Kang Ha-neul and Kim Hae-sook. The film is based on the 2000 "Iksan murder case" where a teenage boy was falsely accused of the murder of a taxi driver and spends ten years in prison.[2][3]
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| Hangul | 재심 |
| Hanja | 再審 |
| Revised Romanization | Jaesim |
| Directed by | Kim Tae-yoon |
| Written by | Kim Tae-yoon |
| Produced by | Yoon Ki-ho |
| Starring | Jung Woo Kang Ha-neul Kim Hae-sook |
| Cinematography | Kim Il-yeon |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Han Jae-kwon |
Production company | Idioplan |
| Distributed by | Opus Pictures CGV Art House |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$17.2 million[1] |
Plot
editThe film tells the story of a man whose life was stolen when he was accused of the murder of a taxi driver which he did not commit, and had to confess to the crime as he was abused during police interrogation. 10 years later he seeks help from a lawyer who had financial debts to clear his name.
Cast
edit- Jung Woo as Lee Joon-young
- Kang Ha-neul as Jo Hyun-woo
- Kim Hae-sook as Soon-im
- Lee Dong-hwi as Mo Chang-hwan
- Lee Geung-young as Attorney Goo Pil-ho
- Han Jae-young as Baek Chul-gi
- Kim So-jin as Kang Hyo-jin
- Min Jin-woong as Oh Jong-hak
- Lee Jung-eun as Oh Mi-ri
- Kim Young-jae as Choi Young-jae
- Sung Do-hyun as Detective Cha
- Yang Hee-myung as Detective Dong
- Park Do-shik as Tae-goo
- Jin Ye-ju as Soo-jung
- Park Chul-min as Team leader Hwang
- Kim Ha-na as Byul-yi
- Choi Jung-hun as Oh Jong-hak's friend
- Ha Sung-kwang as Witness
- Lee Dong-hee as Taxi driver
- Park Hee-jung (actress) as Myung-hee
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2017
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53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[4] | Best New Actor | Han Jae-young
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Nominated |
| Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Star Award | Won | ||
| 1st The Seoul Awards[5] | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 54th Grand Bell Awards[6] | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Planning | New Trial
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Nominated | ||
| 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards[7] | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "New Trial (2017)". Kofic.
- ^ "Kang Ha-neul and Jung Woo's film release to be brought forward".
- ^ "'New Trial' inspired by ongoing murder trial". The Korea Times. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Ji, Min-kyung (4 July 2017). 김윤진·장혁부터 도경수까지...한국영화를 빛낸 ★들 [종합]. OSEN (in Korean).
- ^ Jung, Da-hoon (28 September 2017). ‘제1회 더 서울어워즈’ 노미네이트 공개, 이보영 지성 김희선 조승우 등 화려한 라인업 공개. SE Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ Kim, Soo-jung (29 September 2017). 대종상영화제 후보 발표…'택시운전사'·'박열' 박빙. TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "[공식입장] '제38회 청룡영화상' 후보 공개, '불한당'vs'택시' 대격돌" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 2017-11-06.
External links
edit- New Trial at HanCinema
- New Trial at IMDb
- New Trial at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- New Trial at Naver Movies (in Korean)
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