A Special Lady | |
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Hangul | 미옥 |
Revised Romanization | Mi-ok |
Directed by | Lee An-gyu |
Written by | Lee An-gyu |
Produced by | Kim Mi-hwa |
Starring | Kim Hye-soo Lee Sun-kyun Lee Hee-joon |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-kyung |
Edited by | Shin Min-Kyung |
Production company | Kidari Entertainment |
Distributed by | Kidari Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$1.7 million [1] |
A Special Lady is a 2017 South Korean crime action film directed by Lee An-gyu, starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Hee-joon. [2] [3] [4]
The story concerns a woman who becomes the second-in-command of a gangster organization-turned-leading business entity, fighting against the ruthless world of man's society, to protect her only son.
Filming began on January 28, 2016, and ended on April 28, 2016. [5]
The film's early working title was Precious Woman (Korean : 소중한 여인). [6] [7]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 50th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival | Focus Asia Award | A Special Lady | Won | [8] |
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