Coin Locker Girl
{{Infobox film
| name = Coin Locker Girl
| image = Coinlockergirlposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^차이나타운|lk=Chinatown}}
| director = Han Jun-hee
| producer = Ahn Eun-mi
Cho Dong-ki
| writer = Han Jun-hee
| starring =
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| cinematography = Lee Chang-jae
| editing = Shin Min-kyung
| music = Jang Young-gyu
Kim Sun
| distributor = CGV Arthouse{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=Genre Diversity from Major 3 in 2015|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/feature.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=210|website=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=29 December 2014}}
| studio = Pollux Pictures
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| runtime = 110 minutes
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|10.7 million}}{{cite web|last1=Ma|first1=Kevin|title=Evil dethrones Avengers in South Korea|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/evil-dethrones-avengers-in-south-korea|website=Film Business Asia|accessdate=24 May 2015|date=22 May 2015}}
| released = {{Film date|2015|4|29}}
}}
Coin Locker Girl ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^차이나타운|rr=yes|lit=Chinatown}}) is a 2015 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Han Jun-hee, starring Kim Hye-soo and Kim Go-eun.{{cite web|last1=Na|first1=Won-jung|title=Interview: Director HAN Jun-hee and Actress KIM Go-eun of COIN LOCKER GIRL|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW&seq=167&blbdComCd=601019|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=11 June 2015|date=20 May 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=KIM Hye-soo and KIM Go-eun Team Up for COIN LOCKER GIRL|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3028|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=14 May 2014}}{{cite web|title=Kim Hye-soo Undergoes Transformation for Her Upcoming Film|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/03/18/2015031800732.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=26 April 2015|date=18 March 2015}} It was selected to screen in the Critics' Week section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|last1=Goodfellow|first1=Melanie|title=Cannes: Critics' Week unveils 2015 line-up|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-critics-week-unveils-2015-line-up/5086747.article|website=Screen International|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=20 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Coin Locker Girl Achieves Better-Than-Expected Results at Box Office|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/12/2015051201795.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=14 May 2015|date=12 May 2015}}
Plot
A baby is found abandoned inside a coin locker at Western Seoul train station in 1996. A beggar takes her and names her Il-young, then when she turns 10, she is taken by the corrupt detective who sells her off to a woman referred to simply as Mother as part of his loan payment. Mother is the boss of a loan shark and organ trafficking crime ring in Chinatown, Incheon; she has held on to her position of power by being dispassionate and calculating, and by keeping by her side only those of use to her. Mother decides to raise the young child after she shows toughness and smarts, eventually grooming her for a position in her organization as her personal debt collector.
One day, Il-young is given a task to collect debt from Suk-hyun, the son of a debtor. Over the course of a few days, she is initially taken aback by the guy, who doesn't seem afraid of her and even shows her kindness and openness when talking about his own struggles, before starting to develop feelings for him. But when his father flees from the debt, Mother orders her to kill Suk-hyun, an order Il-young fails to follow. Regardless, Suk-hyun is killed and organ-harvested by Mother's other goons. Il-young is beaten down and readied to be shipped for Japanese flesh trade. The only family she has ever known comes crashing down. Il-young escapes and makes her way back to Mother, and kills her, only to find out that she is actually her birth mother and that her mother uses this opportunity to teach her a lesson and train and prepare her for taking over.
Cast
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- Kim Hye-soo as Ma Woo-hee / Mother
- Kim Go-eun as Ma Il-young
- Kim Su-an as young Il-young
- Uhm Tae-goo as Woo Gon
- Wi Ha-joon as young Woo-gon
- Park Bo-gum as Park Seok-hyun
- Go Kyung-pyo as Chi-do
- Lee Soo-kyung as Ssong
- Park Ji-bo as young Ssong
- Cho Hyun-chul as Hong-joo
- So Sang-seop as young Hong-joo
- Lee Dae-yeon as Dr. Ahn
- Cho Soo-hyang as Leukemia child's mother
- Jo Bok-rae as Detective Tak
- Jung Suk-yong as Mr. Woo
- Baek Soo-jang as Number 2
- Lee Jang-won as Chubby
- Oh Dae-hwan as Bruiser
- Lee Sang-hee as Bruiser's wife
- Ki Guk-seo as Man in uniform
- Gi Ju-bong as Man in suit
- Ahn Jae-hong as Police officer 2
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Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://chinatownfilm.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{kmdb film|14632|Coin Locker Girl}}
- {{IMDb title||Coin Locker Girl}}
- {{hancinema film|Coin_Locker_Girl|Coin Locker Girl}}
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Category:2015 crime action films
Category:2010s Korean-language films
Category:Films based on Japanese novels