Gyeongju (Korean: 경주) is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed by Zhang Lu, starring Park Hae-il and Shin Min-ah.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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Directed by | Zhang Lu |
Written by | Zhang Lu |
Produced by | Na Gyeong-chan Kim Dong-hyun Zhang Lu |
Starring | Park Hae-il Shin Min-ah |
Cinematography | Cho Young-jik |
Edited by | Kim Hyeong-ju |
Distributed by | Invent D (South Korea) M-Line Distribution (worldwide) |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
Countries | South Korea China |
Language | Korean |
Choi Hyeon visits Korea to pay his respects to his recently deceased friend Kim Chang-hee. He sees his other friend Kang. Hyeon is a history professor by profession in China but people often mistake him for a weirdo. When people try to connect with him he snubs them, but maintains an outwardly close relation. After paying his respects he roams around Gyeongju, capital of the Silla Kingdom, and now famous for only tombs and tumulis. He visits a teahouse that he, Kim and Kang visited seven years ago. Hyeon gets curious about an erotic piece of art that vanished which was displayed there and shows interest in the current owner of the joint, Gong Yun-hee. They further start to spend the day together. She invites him to her bed but he is preoccupied with his thoughts and the picture. He leaves in the morning and knows that some people whom he saw yesterday have died. He wanders more. In the next morning at the teahouse Gong Yun-hee is seen curious about the erotic art which she has covered with wallpaper after acquiring the joint. A flashback is shown where Hyeon and his friends sit around the teahouse table and comment on the erotic poetry painting with the writing "Lets have a drink and then each other". Kim Chang-hee's current widowed wife appears to be the previous owner of the teahouse.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2014 | 23rd Buil Film Awards[10] | Best Film | Gyeongju | Nominated |
Best Director | Zhang Lu | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Baik Hyun-jhin | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Cho Young-jik | Nominated | ||
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[11] | Best Director | Zhang Lu | Won | |
Critics' Top 10 | Gyeongju | Won | ||
15th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Film | Gyeongju | Won | |
Technical Award | Cho Young-jik | Won | ||
2015 | 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards[12] | Best Director (Grand Prix) | Zhang Lu | Nominated |
2nd Wildflower Film Awards[13] | Best Director (Narrative Film) | Zhang Lu | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Shin Min-ah | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Cho Young-jik | Nominated | ||
Special Jury Prize | Shin Min-ah | Won | ||
51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Zhang Lu | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Shin Min-ah | Nominated | ||