Innocent Witness
| Innocent Witness | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 증인 |
| Hanja | 證人 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeungin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŭngin |
| Directed by | Lee Han |
| Written by | Lee Han Moon Ji-won |
| Produced by | Kim Jae-joong Lee Jun-woo Kim Woo-jae |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lee Tae-yoon |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
Production companies | Movie Rock Studio By The Library |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$17.2 million[1][2] |
Innocent Witness (Korean: 증인; Hanja: 證人; RR: Jeungin) is a 2019 South Korean legal drama film directed by Lee Han, starring Jung Woo-sung and Kim Hyang-gi.[3][4][5] The film was released in South Korea on February 13, 2019.[6]
Synopsis
The story follows the relationship between a lawyer and an autistic student. Soon-ho is an attorney who needs to pay his father's debt. One day, he is engaged to deal with a murder case: Mi-ran, a housekeeper accused of murdering her employer. Mi-ran claimed that she found her employer dead in his own room. The only witness in this case is an autistic high school student named Ji-woo. To convince Ji-woo to attend the trial as a witness, Soon-ho decides to meet her, and befriends her in order to prove her testimony was false.
Cast
Main
- Jung Woo-sung as Soon-ho
- Kim Hyang-gi as Ji-woo
Supporting
- Lee Kyu-hyung as Hee-joong
- Yeom Hye-ran as Mi-ran
- Jang Young-nam as Hyun-jung
- Jung Won-joong as Byung-woo
- Kim Jong-soo as Man-ho
- Kim Seung-yoon as Shin-hye
- Lee Eun-saem as High school student
- Nam Sang-ji as smiling lawyer
Special appearance
- Park Geun-hyung as Kil-jae
- Song Yoon-ah as Soo-in
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Yoon-jae
- Lee Re as Kyung-hee
Production
Principal photography began on July 7, 2018, and wrapped on October 10, 2018.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize | Jung Woo-sung | Won | [8] |
| Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yum Hye-ran | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Han, Moon Ji-won | Nominated | ||
| 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Grand Prize | Jung Woo-sung | Won | |
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Won | [9] | |
| 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Won | |||
| 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Won | |
| 39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Won | |||
| 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Innocent Witness | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yum Hye-ran | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Han, Moon Ji-won | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Lee Tae-yoon | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Innocent Witness". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Innocent Witness (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ "[Herald Review] 'Innocent Witness,' heart-warming film with generic narrative". The Korea Herald. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "In 'Innocent Witness,' Jung Woo-sung plays ambitious lawyer working with autistic teenage witness". Yonhap News Agency. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Korean film 'Innocent Witness' sold to 9 countries". 26 February 2019.
- ^ "[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week". The Korea Herald. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone". www.kobiz.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Cho, Yeon-gyeong (April 5, 2019). "55회 백상예술대상 영화부문 최종 후보 공개". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (November 21, 2019). "2019 Blue Dragon Awards Honor Veteran Actors And Newcomers". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Joo-won (2020-01-17). "[공식] '제56회 대종상 영화제' 오는 2월 25일 개최, 최종 노미네이트 작품 발표" [[Official] The 56th Daejong Film Festival will be held on February 25th, and the final nominated work will be announced.]. 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
External links
- Innocent Witness at HanCinema
- Innocent Witness at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Innocent Witness at IMDb
- Innocent Witness at Rotten Tomatoes