ACF
Asian Cinema Fund
Post-Production Fund
2011 Post-Production Fund
LIST Jesus Hospital
| Category | Korean Project |
|---|---|
| Project | Jesus Hospital |
| Director | SHIN A-ga, LEE Sangcheol |
| Country | Korea |
| Director's Profile |
SHIN A-ga: Born in 1974 in Jeonju, she graduated from Ewha Woman’s University with a degree in sculpture and also attended Korean Academy of Film Arts. She was assistant director on [See You After School], [Two Faces of My Girlfriend] and [Shin Sung Il is Missing] and directed several shorts films including [Wing], [Bad Son] and [Part-Time Job]. [Jesus Hospital] is her first feature film. LEE Sangcheol: Born in 1975 in Seoul, he graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts. He assisted director Lee Myung-Se on [Duelist] and [M]. His first feature film, [Metamorphosis] (2009), was screened at various film festivals including Jeonju International Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival. |
- Synopsis
- Hyun-sun, a tough milk-deliverer, has a dark secret that she continues to hide ? that her unconscious mother who is hospitalized and her daughter in 20s only know. Hyun-sun’s older sister and younger brother announce that they want to turn off their mother’s life support system, while Hyun-sun vehemently disagrees. The rest of the family believes that she is in the grip of a cult and ignores her protestations. The moment that they are about to turn off the life-support machine, Su-jin, Hyun-sun’s daughter, changes her mind and stands up for her mother.
- Director's Note
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This film is about a woman who struggles between her religious faith and reality.
It also speaks to the bond between mother and daughter, a mother and grandmother’s right to life or death, the conflict of family, reconciliation and maturity.
- Festivals
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2011 Busan International Film Festival - Korean Cinema Today_Vision / Citizen Reviewers′ Award
2011 Seoul Independent Film Festival - Grand Prize
2012 International Women′s Film Festival in Seoul
2012 Filmfest Munchen - International Independent
2012 New York Korea Film Festival
2012 Eurasia International Film Festival, Kazakhstan
2012 Vancouver International Film Festival - Dragons & Tigers
2012 Guam International Film Festival - Competition / Best Film
2012 The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage - Competition
2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Award - Best New Director
2012 Busan Film Critics Awards - Best New Director, Best New Actress
2012 Women In Film Korea - Best Direct Screemplay
- Still Cut
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