Roh Deok

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Roh Deok
Born1980 (age 4344)
Alma mater Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
노덕
Revised Romanization No Deok
McCune–Reischauer No Tŏk

Roh Deok (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Her 2015 film The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo has been described as "thoroughly entertaining" by The Korea Herald and her debut Very Ordinary Couple (2013) as containing "uncanny honesty and humor". [1] [2] [3] [4] Very Ordinary Couple also won Asian New Talent Award for Best Feature at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2013. [5]

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Career

Director Roh Deok majored in film directing at Seoul Institute of the Arts. [6]

Roh made several short films and started as a scripter for Save the Green Planet! (2002). Roh made a place for herself by making two feature films, starting with Very Ordinary Couple (2012) and The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015), which follows a man who becomes embroiled in an uncontrollable big incident due to a moment of wrong judgment. Both films have different styles, but they showcase the talent of director Roh Deok as a 'storyteller'. They allow you to explore a wide spectrum. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asRef.
EnglishKorean Director Producer Screenplay
2003 Save the Green Planet! 지구를 지켜라!NoNoeditor
2005The Secret within Her MaskYesNoYes short film
2013 Very Ordinary Couple 연애의 온도YesNoYes [7]
2015 The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo 특종: 량첸살인기YesNoYes [8]

Television series

YearTitleCredited asRef.
EnglishKorean Director Producer Screenplay
2020 SF8 에스 에프 에잇YesNoYes"Manxin" episode [9]

Web series

YearTitleCredited asRef.
EnglishKorean Director Producer Screenplay
2022 Glitch 글리치YesNoNo Netflix [10]

Stage

YearTitleCredited asRef.
EnglishKorean Director Producer Screenplay
2016 Closer 클로저YesNoNoYegreen Theater [11]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
2013 Shanghai International Film Festival 2013Asian New Talent Award for Best Feature Very Ordinary Couple Won [5] [12] [13]
22nd Buil Film Awards 2013 Best New DirectorNominated [14] [15]
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 Best New DirectorNominated [16] [17]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
PublisherYearListiclePlacementRef.
Cine21 201830 Korean Female Film DirectorsShortlisted [6]

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