Worst Woman (Korean최악의 하루; RRChoe-ak-ui ha-ru) is a 2016 South Korean romance melodrama film starring Han Ye-ri, Ryo Iwase, Lee Hee-joon and Kwon Yul. A feature debut by Kim Jong-kwan, it depicts the romantic encounters of a young woman and three different men she meets in a day. It made its debut at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival and received the FIRESCI Award at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Worst Woman
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Directed byKim Jong-kwan
Written byKim Jong-kwan
Produced byKim Tae-hun
Sally Lee
StarringHan Ye-ri
Ryo Iwase
Lee Hee-joon
Kwon Yul
CinematographyLee Seung-hun
Edited byWon Chang-jae
Music byNarae
Production
company
Indiestory Inc.
Release date
  • August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$568,293[1]

Plot

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Eun-hee (Han Ye-ri) is an actress with poor acting skills. However, in real life, she likes to create different personas each time she meets a different man.[8] Eventually all her lies get tangled up when she happens to meet three men in one day.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award/Festival Category Nominee Result
2016
38th Moscow International Film Festival FIRESCI Award
Worst Woman
Won
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2017
4th Wildflower Film Awards[9] Best Actress Nominated
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Nominated
12th University Film Festival of Korea Best Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ "Worst Woman (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. ^ Conran, Pierce (18 September 2015). "HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  3. ^ "Worst Woman". JIFF. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  4. ^ "Worst Woman (2016)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  5. ^ "Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival". Yonhap. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. ^ "S. Korean Film Worst Woman Garners FIPRESCI Critics Jury Award". KBS Global. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  7. ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (21 June 2016). "Worst Woman nominated at MIFF 2016". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  8. ^ "Worst Woman". IndieStory. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  9. ^ "'World of Us' Wins Korea's Wildflower Film Awards". 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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