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Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believe what she says.
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Movie:An Old Lady (English title) / 69 Year-Old (literal title)Revised romanization:69seHangul:69세Director: Lim Sun-AeHyo-Jung (Ye Soo-Jung) is 69-years-old. She receives treatment at a hospital, but she is sexually assaulted by 29-year-old nurse assistant Joong-Ho (Kim Joon-Kyung). After a lot of thought, she tells Dong-In (Ki Joo-Bong), whom she lives with, about the assault and reports the incident to the police. The police and those around her doubt her story....
Sep 1, 2020 · Director Lim Sun-ae's film "An Old Lady" depicts the story of 69-year-old Hyo-jung and her fight for justice against the negative stereotypes about older women in Korea. The movie has accumulated an audience of 7,200 people since its release on Aug. 20. The film will be screened at China's only women's film festival, the ONE International Women ...
Rated: 13/20 Nov 2, 2020 Full Review William Schwartz HanCinema More than being about sexual assault and elder abuse as hot button issues, An Old Lady is a character study.
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- Ye Soo-Jung
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- Crime, Drama
Feb 5, 2020 · Ye Su-jung plays the brave protagonist in 'An Old Lady.'. Finecut Co., Ltd. Rape is never really about sex. It’s an act of violence. When 69-year-old Hyo-jeong, the protagonist in An Old Lady ...
Sep 2, 2020 · “An Old Lady,” since its release, has been seen by 7,398 people according to data from the Korean Film Council. Taking into consideration that it's an independent film dropped right in the midst of scaling numbers of Covid-19 cases and that the average number of ticket sales for an independent film is 9,774, according to the latest data in 2018, it is, at least, pulling through.
Sep 22, 2020 · Playing at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as a Private Screening, with her film An Old Lady, South Korean filmmaker Lim Sun-ae tackles an extraordinarily challenging subject with such enormous grace, delicacy, compassion and thoughtfulness that it renders this close-to-perfect film as one of the year’s most easily missed cinema highlights.
