Best film in the 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards on Wednesday went to
"Mother - 2009" directed by
Bong Joon-ho. The ceremony was held at the KBS Hall in Seoul.
"Mother - 2009" tells the story of a mother whose son is wrongly indicted for murder and who struggles to hunt down the real killer. The film was invited to this year's Cannes International Film Festival for the Un Certain Regard section.
Best director went to
Kim Yong-hwa, who directed
"Take Off", and best actor to
Kim Myeong-min for his part in "...
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Kim Myeong-min and
Ha Ji-won, who starred as a married couple in
Park Jin-pyo's tearjerker "
Closer to Heaven", were named Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, at the Blue Dragon Awards, Wednesday evening, in Yeouido, Seoul.
"I'm not sure if I deserve this award. I am thankful, though, as I have to try twice as hard because of my less-than-perfect acting abilities", said Kim, who had previously made headlines for shedding 20 kilograms to play a terminally ill patient. Ever since his breakthrough role in the TV drama "
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin", he has been sweeping various Best Actor awards for characters he played on both the big and small screen.
Kim Myeong-min
winner of the Best Actor Award
The 37-year-old, eyes welling with tears, went on to thank his co-star Ha: "I was able to finish the movie because of you ...
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Kang Hyeong-cheol's "Scandal Makers" ("
Speedy Scandal") barely three months after its Korean release is set to be remade in the U.S. The William Morris Talent Agency, one of the biggest above the line talent agencies in the U.S snapped the film up after seeing a screener. The Agency represents and has represented some of the biggest in Hollywood including actors Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Richard Gere and directors Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott and Clint Eastwood. Barry Sonenfeld director of Men in Black, TV drama Pushing up Daisies and producer of many other U.S TV dramas is set to direct and produce.
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