Bestseller (film)

2010 South Korean film

Bestseller

Theatrical poster

Korean name
Hangul|

베스트셀러

Revised Romanization| Beseuteuselleo
McCune–Reischauer| Pesŭt'ŭsellŏ
Directed by| Lee Jeong-ho
Written by| Lee Jeong-ho
Produced by| Kim Won-guk
Starring| Uhm Jung-hwa
Ryu Seung-ryong
Cinematography| Choi Young-hwan
Edited by| Shin Min-kyung
Music by| Kim Jun-seong

Production
companies

EchoFilm
Daisy Entertainment
Cinergy

Distributed by| Showbox

Release date

* April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)

Running time

| 117 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Budget| US$3.6 million
Box office| US$7.27 million

Bestseller (Korean: 베스트셀러) is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film written and directed by Lee Jeong-ho.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Plot

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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

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* 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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* 2010 The 14th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
* European Fantastic Film Festival Alliance
* Asian Film Awards\- Lee Jung - ho
* 2010 The 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards
* Best Actress \- Uhm Jung-hwa
* Best New Actor \- Cho Jin-woong
* Best Art Direction \- Yang Hok-sam, Jang Seok-jin

## References

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1. ^ Sung, So-young (19 March 2010). "Eom transforms herself again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
2. ^ "Press conference for film Bestseller: Uhm Jung-hwa says "want a husband like Ryu Seung-ryong"". 10Asia. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
3. ^ Cho, Jae-eun (23 April 2010). "Jumble of genres won't make this film a Bestseller". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
4. ^ "Bestseller knocks out Titans from top of box office". 10Asia. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
5. ^ "Korean film Bestseller in talks for Hollywood remake". 10Asia. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Bestseller at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Bestseller at IMDb
* Bestseller at HanCinema