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![]() Mother - 2009 (마더 - 2009) As : Mother (Do-joon's mother)##마더〔도준 모〕
| ![]() Mom's Dead Upset (엄마가 뿔났다 - 2008) As : Kim Han-ja (김한자)
| ![]() Princess Hours (궁 - 2006) As : Queen Park (황태후 박씨)
| ![]() Since We Met (그대를 알고부터 - 2002) As : Jo Nam-deuk (조남득)
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![]() Roses and Bean Sprouts (장미와 콩나물 - 1999) As : Lee Pil-nyeo (이필녀)
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Veteran actress KIM Hye-ja won best actress award at China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the most prestigious awards in China. KIM won the prestigious award for her critically acclaimed role in Mother. "Mother - 2009" is KIM's big screen debut. Busan Film Critic's awarded KIM the best actress award earlier this year. Also, she has been lavishly praised at major international film festivals including Festival de Cannes. "Mother - 2009" is directed by BONG Joon-ho. KIM plays the mother of a mentally challenged son, a role by WON Bin. After the son is arrested for murder, the mother goes all out to have him released. After its Japanese (31 October) and Hong Kong (9 November) premiere, "Mother - 2009" will be released in ten more countries all over the world from Europe to South America. Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More | |||||||||||||||||
By Lee Hyo-wonStaff Reporter Veteran actress Kim Hye-ja was named Best Actress in the foreign film category of China's top film festival for her role in "Mother - 2009", the film's local producer announced Friday. The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (Jinji Baihua) opened its 18th edition this year in Nanchang from Oct. 14 to 17, with 155 films competing for 18 awards. It has been screening and awarding foreign films since 2005. Prizes are unique in that they compile votes by both jury members and the audience. Kim is known as South Korea's quintessential mother figure through her TV roles. Bong Joon-ho's crime thriller marked the 68-year-old's big screen debut, and she surprised fans with her intense performance of an obsessive mother who becomes involved in a murder case. She was also named Best Actress at three local awards including the Busan Film Critics' Award Past Korean winners in the foreign film category of the Chinese festival inclu...| More | |||||||||||||||||
The film, "Mother - 2009" starring Kim Hye-ja also received the Actress Award. Another awarded film was, "Take Off"....| More | |||||||||||||||||
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The Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, a prestigious film award in Korea, have stirred controversy yet again. The list of Best Leading Actress nominees that was announced October 21 includes Kim Min-seon ("Portrait Of A Beauty"), Soo-ae ("Sunny"), Kim Hye-ja ("Mother - 2009"), Choi Kang-hee ("Ae-ja") and Jang Nara ("Sky And Sea").
Nominees for the Best Picture award are "Mother", "Sky And Sea", "The Divine Weapon", "Haeundae" and "Take Off". The controvery arose because actress Ha Ji-won of "Closer to Heaven" and "Haeundae", which drew more than 10 million vieiwers, and actress Kim Ha-neul of the hit movie "My Girlfriend is an Agent" were not included on the list. Morever, the movie "Thirst", which received the Jury Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and Kim Ji-woon's "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" also failed to be nominated for the Best Picture or the Best Director awards. "Sky And Sea", which is to open on October 28 just a week before the awards ceremony, has been nomina...| More | |||||||||||||||||
46th Annual Daejong Film Awards Nominees
- Best Movie: "Take Off", "Mother - 2009", "The Divine Weapon", "Sky and Sea", "Haeundae" - Best Director : Kim Yong-hwa ("Take Off"), Yoon Je-kyoon ("Haeundae"), Jeon Yoon-soo ("Portrait of a Beauty"), Jeong Gi-hoon ("Ae-ja"), Bong Joon-ho ("Mother - 2009") - Best Actor : Kim Myeong-min ("Closer to Heaven"), Kim Yoon-seok (Running Turtle), Seol Kyeong-gu ("Haeundae"), Jeong Jae-yeong ("The Divine Weapon"), Ha Jeong-woo ("Take Off") - Best Actress : Kim Min-seon ("Portrait of a Beauty"), Kim Hye-ja ("Mother - 2009"), Soo-ae ("Sunny"), Jang Nara ("Sky and Sea"), Choi Kang-hee ("Ae-ja") - Best Supporting Actor : Kim In-kwon ("Haeundae"), Jin Goo ("Mother - 2009"), Jeong Kyeong-ho ("Sunny"), Jang Geun-seok ("The Case of Itaewon Homicide"), Kim Nam-gil ("Modern Boy") - Best Supporting Actress : Kim Bo-yeon ("Living Death"), Kim Hae-sook ("Thirst"), Kim Yeong-ae ("Ae-ja"), Choo Ja-hyeon ("Portrait of a Beauty"), Nam Neung-mi ("Clos...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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