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Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kim Ji-young: Born 1982' is a 2019 South Korean drama film starring Jung Yu-mi and Gong Yoo. Based on the million-seller novel of the same name by Cho Nam-joo, it was released on October 23, 2019.
Plot
Kim Ji-young, a woman in her 30s, starts acting strangely, seemingly possessed by her mother and late grandmother.
Cast
Main
* Jung Yu-mi as Kim Ji-young** Kim Ha-yeon as 12 year old Ji-yeong
* Gong Yoo as Jung Dae-hyun
Supporting
* Kim Mi-kyung as Mi-sook* Gong Min-jeung as Kim Eun-young
* Park Sung-yeon as Kim Eun-sil
* Lee Bong-ryun as Hye-soo
* Kim Gook-hee as Soo-bin's mother
* Kim Sung-cheol as Kim Ji-seok
* Lee Eol as Young-soo
* Cha Mi-kyung as Dae-hyun's mother
* Son Sung-chan as Dae-hyun's father
* Woo Ji-hyun as Byung-shik
* Kang Ae-shim as Ji-young's grandmother
* Yoon Sa-bong as Soo-hyun
Special appearances
* Ye Soo-jung as Ji-young's grandmother* Yeom Hye-ran as Woman with scarf in the past
Production
Development
The film marks actress-turned-director Kim Do-young's debut feature film. While adapting the novel into a film, Kim's "biggest task was to weave the series of independent episodes in the original material into a story with a central narrative."Casting
On September 12, 2018, Jung Yu-mi was confirmed to play the titular role of the film. On October 17, Gong Yoo was confirmed to play Kim Ji-young's husband, starring for the third time alongside Jung Yu-mi after 'Silenced' (2011) and 'Train to Busan' (2016). After these announcements, the cast received hateful comments from anti-feminists (comments which had already been made when the novel became popular in South Korea), but both actors "said that they didnt mind the haters as much as many had feared [and] instead, their desire to do the story justice was their main focus."Filming
Principal photography began on January 21, 2019 in Gwangmyeong. Filming was completed in April.Release
On September 21, 2019, a character poster featuring Jung Yu-mi was released with the announcement of an October release. On September 26, the official trailer was released. On October 12, it was confirmed that the film would premiere on the 23rd.
The film will be screened at the 2nd Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival, whose year's theme is "woman," in June 2020 in the Spectrum K section.
Impact
According to a study made by the National Library of Korea, Cho Nam-joo's 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982' was the most borrowed novel in South Korea in 2019 for the second consecutive year. The book was mostly borrowed by women in their 40s and the number of loans increased by 43% in October when the film was released.
Reception
Box office
In South Korea, the film topped the box office for the week of October 27, 2019. It surpassed 1 million moviegoers in five days, 2 million in eleven days and 3 million in eighteen days. As of November 2020, the film has reached 3,679,099 total admissions grossing $27,168,574 in revenue.Critical response
According to Pierce Conran of the Korean Film Council, "reviews for the film have been strong while the largely female audience (roughly 68%, according to Naver portal viewer ratings) have also been extremely positive."Accolades
References
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