Bestseller (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Bestseller

| image = Bestseller_(film)-poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes

| hangul = 베스트셀러

| hanja =

| rr = Beseuteuselleo

| mr = Pesŭt'ŭsellŏ

}}

| director = Lee Jeong-ho

| producer = Kim Won-guk

| writer = Lee Jeong-ho

| starring = Uhm Jung-hwa
Ryu Seung-ryong

| cinematography = Choi Young-hwan

| music = Kim Jun-seong

| editing = Shin Min-kyung

| distributor = Showbox

| studio = EchoFilm
Daisy Entertainment
Cinergy

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| runtime = 117 minutes

| budget = {{USD|3.6 million}}

| gross = {{USD|7.27 million}}

| released = {{Film date|2010|4|15}}

}}

Bestseller ({{Korean|hangul=베스트셀러}}) is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film written and directed by Lee Jeong-ho.{{cite web|last1=Sung|first1=So-young|title=Eom transforms herself again|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2917994|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|title=Press conference for film Bestseller: Uhm Jung-hwa says "want a husband like Ryu Seung-ryong"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010040116282111076|website=10Asia|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=2 April 2010}}{{cite web|last1=Cho|first1=Jae-eun|title=Jumble of genres won't make this film a Bestseller|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2919541|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=23 April 2010}}{{cite web|title=Bestseller knocks out Titans from top of box office|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042610592643606|website=10Asia|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=26 April 2010}}{{cite web|title=Korean film Bestseller in talks for Hollywood remake|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010041211461074923|website=10Asia|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=12 April 2010}}

Plot

Baek Hee-soo has been a bestselling author for the past 20 years. But her reputation gets destroyed overnight when she is accused of plagiarizing a competition entry she'd previously judged. Battling depression and writer's block in the two years since, Hee-soo accepts the suggestion of her longtime publisher friend to stay at a remote country home in a small, rural town with her daughter Yeon-hee, where she'll be able to write in peace. Then Yeon-hee tells her mother that a mysterious, invisible woman in the house has been telling her stories, and Hee-soo turns those fascinating stories into a new book. It becomes an instant bestseller, but Hee-soo's regained fame doesn't last long as she becomes embroiled in another plagiarism scandal, with rumors swirling that the contents of her book are from a novel that had been published 10 years ago. To prove her innocence, Hee-soo sets out to uncover the truth and find who her daughter was talking to.

Cast

  • Uhm Jung-hwa as Baek Hee-soo
  • Ryu Seung-ryong as Park Young-joon
  • Lee Do-kyeong as Manager/Chan-sik's father
  • Cho Jin-woong as Chan-sik
  • Lee Sung-min as Editor
  • Kim Hwa-young as Director Song
  • Park Sa-rang as Yeon-hee
  • Choi Mu-seong as Middle-aged man 1
  • Jo Hee-bong as Middle-aged man 2
  • Oh Jung-se as Middle-aged man 3
  • Yeo Moo-young as Doctor
  • Kim Hong-pa as Resident 1
  • Go In-beom as Resident 2
  • Kim Choon-gi as Resident 3
  • Seo Yi-sook as Author's daughter
  • Lee Da-eun as Choi Soo-jin
  • Lee Yeon as young Chan-sik
  • Ha Dae-ro as young Man 1
  • Kim Dae-young as young Man 3
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Talk show host
  • Choi Kang-hee as Whispers (voice cameo)

Awards

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