Coin Locker Girl

"Survival is no longer a choice."

2015 1h 50m KO

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 114

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Synopsis

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Il-young tries to get away from her adoptive mother because she does not want to get involved in her mother's criminal activities.

“Survival is no longer a choice.”

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Cast

Kim Hye-soo
Ma Woo-hee
Kim Go-eun
Il-young
Um Tae-goo
Woo-gon
Park Bo-gum
Park Suk-hyun
Go Kyung-pyo
Chi-do
Lee Soo-kyung
Song
Wi Ha-jun
Young Woo-gon
Cho Hyun-chul
Hong-joo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Han Jun-hee
Writers: Han Jun-hee
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Han Jun-hee, shot by Lee Chang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kim Hye-soo and Kim Go-eun and Um Tae-goo carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Survival is no longer a choice.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4647788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Han Jun-hee directs. Lee Chang-jae behind the camera. Jang Young-gyu scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Han Jun-hee, shot by Lee Chang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Hye-soo and Kim Go-eun and Um Tae-goo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Survival is no longer a choice.".
7IMDB entry: tt4647788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "chinatown", "dysfunctional family", "murder", "debt collector".

The technical file

Cinematography: Lee Chang-jae
Original score: Jang Young-gyu
Editing: Shin Min-kyung
Production design: Lee Mok-won
Costume design: Choi Se-yeon
Makeup / hair: Song Jong-hee
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: KO
IMDB: Coin Locker Girl (2015)

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ColinJ2017-02-16
Outstanding female leads carry yet another relentlessly grim South Korean revenge thriller. Just a warning: the opening scenes will be distressing to anyone sensitive about mistreated children in movies.

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