Blood Rain (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Blood Rain
| image = Blood Rain film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes
| hangul = 혈의 누
| hanja = {{linktext|血|}}의 {{linktext|淚|}}
| rr = Hyeolui Nu
| mr = Hyŏl-ŭi nu }}
| director = Kim Dae-seung
| producer = Kim Mi-hee
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Lee Won-jae
- Kim Seong-je
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = Jo Yeong-wook
| cinematography = Choi Young-hwan
| editing = Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
| distributor = Cinema Service
| released = {{Film date|2005|5|4}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| gross = {{USD|14,270,938}}[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2177847813/ "Blood Rain"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230807/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2005W18&id=_fHYEOLUINU%28TEARSO01 |date=October 4, 2013 }}. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
}}
Blood Rain ({{Korean|hangul=혈의 누|rr=Hyeolui Nu}}) is a 2005 South Korean period mystery thriller film. A murder mystery set in 1808, it touches on historical prejudice against Roman Catholicism in the Joseon Kingdom. Although primarily a period thriller, director Kim Dae-seung weaves together an unconventional mix of styles—a puzzle-box mystery plot traditionally associated with detective fiction, class-conscious social commentary, lush cinematography, sets and costume design, and a flair for gore.{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 혈의 누 (Blood Rain)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/blood-rain-dvd-review.html|website=Twitch Film|date=12 September 2005|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022025939/http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/blood-rain-dvd-review.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jeong-ho|title=Mixing compelling drama with history|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2005/05/10/features/Mixing-compelling-drama-with-history/2566354.html|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=10 May 2005|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127004556/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2566354|url-status=live}}
Plot
It is 1808 on Donghwa Island, a small island with a technologically advanced paper mill. The presence of the mill has spawned a bustling village, and given its townspeople a certain degree of wealth. With climate and trees perfectly suited for papermaking—and a location remote enough to ensure both privacy and secrecy—the island has established a profitable business in high quality paper, with trade routes stretching as far away as China.
This isolated and largely autonomous island begins to be plagued by a string of gruesome murders. However, it's not just the mounting death toll that is causing residents to worry, but the sadistic, methodical way in which the victims were killed. With the killer still on the loose, the government sends in special investigator Wonkyu to crack the case. While conducting his dogged investigation, he soon uncovers myriad hidden secrets, tracing the murders back to an incident that occurred some seven years earlier, in which the former owner of the mill was executed for practicing Catholicism. The townspeople, for their part, are convinced that the dead man's ghost has come back for revenge. As the young officer digs deeper into the island's dark past, Wonkyu discovers that there may be something even more frightening than the murders or the murderer—a truth that will make him question the depths of human nature.
Cast
- Cha Seung-won as Wonkyu{{cite web|last=Min|first=Dong-yong|title=Dogged Cha Seung-won: Movie Tears of Blood|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005041414318|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|access-date=2012-12-17|date=13 April 2005|archive-date=2012-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316003729/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005041414318|url-status=live}}
- Park Yong-woo as In-kwon{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Tae-jong|title='Good Guy' Actor Shows Different Side|url=http://www.hancinema.net/-good-guy-actor-shows-different-side--2749.html|work=The Korea Times via Hancinema|access-date=2012-12-17|date=4 May 2005}}
- Ji Sung as Du-ho
- Yoon Se-ah as So-yeon
- Choi Ji-na as Manshin
- Oh Hyun-kyung as Kim Chi-sung
- Choi Jong-won as Royal emissary Choi
- Chun Ho-jin as Commission agent Kang
Awards and nominations
;2005 Chunsa Film Art Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director – Kim Dae-seung
- Best Supporting Actor – Park Yong-woo
- Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Best Editing – Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum
- Best Lighting – Kim Sung-kwan
- Technical Award – Shin Jae-ho
;2005 Grand Bell Awards{{cite web|title=Blood Rain|url=http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/bloodrain/|work=Cinemasie|access-date=2012-12-17}}
- Best Art Direction – Min Eon-ok
- Best Costume Design – Jung Kyung-hee
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Director – Kim Dae-seung
- Nomination – Best Supporting Actor – Park Yong-woo
- Nomination – Best Original Screenplay – Lee Won-jae
- Nomination – Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Nomination – Best Editing – Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum
- Nomination – Best Lighting – Kim Sung-kwan
- Nomination – Best Planning – Kim Mi-hee
- Nomination – Best Visual Effects – Han Tae-jeong (Insight Visual), Jeong Do-an (Demolition), Shin Jae-ho (Mage)
- Technical Award – Shin Jae-ho (Special Make-up Effects)
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Director – Kim Dae-seung
- Nomination – Best Supporting Actor – Park Yong-woo
- Nomination – Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Nomination – Best Lighting – Kim Sung-kwan
- Nomination – Best Art Direction – Min Eon-ok
;2005 Korean Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actor – Park Yong-woo
- Best Art Direction – Min Eon-ok
- Best Visual Effects – Shin Jae-ho
- Best Sound – Kim Suk-won, Kim Chang-seop
- Nomination – Best Director – Kim Dae-seung
- Nomination – Best Supporting Actress – Choi Ji-na
- Nomination – Best New Actress – Yoon Se-ah
- Nomination – Best Screenplay – Lee Won-jae
- Nomination – Best Cinematography – Choi Young-hwan
- Nomination – Best Music – Jo Yeong-wook
;2006 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
- Grand Prize
- Best Film
- Nomination – Best Actor – Cha Seung-won
- Nomination – Best Screenplay – Lee Won-jae
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20070203103912/http://www.bloodtears.co.kr:80/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{IMDb title|0462684|Blood Rain}}
- {{KMDb film|06544|Blood Rain}}
- {{Hancinema film|Blood_Rain|Blood Rain}}
{{Paeksang Arts Award Best Film}}
Category:2000s mystery thriller films
Category:2000s serial killer films
Category:2000s historical thriller films
Category:South Korean mystery thriller films
Category:South Korean serial killer films
Category:Police detective films
Category:Films directed by Kim Dae-seung
Category:2000s Korean-language films