Like a Virgin (Korean: 천하장사 마돈나; RR: Cheonhajangsa Madonna; literally Strong Man Under Heaven Madonna) is a 2006 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun and Lee Hae-young.[2][3] Ryu Deok-hwan stars in the lead role as transgender teenager Oh Dong-ku, and won several domestic awards for his performance, as well as a nomination for the Asia Pacific Screen Award Best Performance by an Actor.[4] The film's English title is a reference to a Madonna song of the same name.
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Hangul | 천하장사 마돈나 |
Hanja | 天下壯士 마돈나 |
Revised Romanization | Cheonhajangsa Madonna |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnhachangsa Madonna |
Directed by | Lee Hae-jun Lee Hae-young |
Written by | Lee Hae-jun Lee Hae-young |
Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee Kim Moo-ryoung Im Choong-ryul Yun Sang-oh |
Starring | Ryu Deok-hwan Baek Yoon-sik Lee Eon Lee Sang-ah Kim Yoon-seok |
Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$2.5 million |
Box office | US$3,547,188[1] |
Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku is a trans woman living with her abusive, alcoholic father. Dong-ku works part-time to save money for the sex reassignment surgery she craves. Despite being told that she has the perfect physique for ssireum, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports—but when she finds out about an upcoming ssireum tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, she changes her mind and signs up for the team.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2006 | 7th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won |
Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | ||
27th Blue Dragon Film Awards[5] | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | |
Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
5th Korean Film Awards | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated | |
Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
Best New Actor | Moon Se-yun | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | ||
9th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
2007 | 4th Max Movie Awards | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won |
20th Singapore International Film Festival[6] | NETPAC Award | Like a Virgin | Won | |
43rd Baeksang Arts Awards[7] | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | |
Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
11th Fantasia International Film Festival[8] | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
44th Grand Bell Awards[9] | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | ||
1st Korea Movie Star Awards | Best Young Star | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated | |
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