A Special Lady

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A Special Lady
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Theatrical release poster
Hangul
미옥
Revised Romanization Mi-ok
Directed byLee An-gyu
Written byLee An-gyu
Produced byKim Mi-hwa
Starring Kim Hye-soo
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Hee-joon
CinematographyKim Tae-kyung
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Production
company
Kidari Entertainment
Distributed byKidari Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$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]

Contents

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

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]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201750th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Focus Asia AwardA Special LadyWon [8]

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References

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