Gyeongju (film)

2014 South Korean film

Gyeongju

Theatrical poster

Directed by| Zhang Lu
Written by| Zhang Lu
Produced by| Na Gyeong-chan
Kim Dong-hyun
Zhang Lu
Starring| Park Hae-il
Shin Min-ah
Cinematography| Cho Young-jik
Edited by| Kim Hyeong-ju
Distributed by| Invent D (South Korea)
M-Line Distribution (worldwide)

Release date

* June 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)

Running time

| 149 minutes
Countries| South Korea
China
Language| Korean

Gyeongju (Korean: 경주) is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed by Zhang Lu, starring Park Hae-il and Shin Min-ah.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

## Plot

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Choi Hyeon visits Korea to pay his respects to his recently deceased friend, Kim Chang-hee. He sees his other friend Kang. Hyeon is a history professor in China, but people often mistake him for a weirdo. When people try to connect with him, he snubs them, but maintains an outwardly close relation. After paying his respects, he roams around Gyeongju, capital of the Silla Kingdom, now famous for tombs and tumuli. He visits a teahouse that he, Kim, and Kang had visited seven years earlier. Hyeon gets curious about an erotic piece of art that had been displayed there and has since vanished, and shows an interest in the current owner of the teahouse, Gong Yun-hee. They start to spend the day together. She invites him to her bed, but he is preoccupied with his thoughts and the picture. He leaves in the morning, knowing that some people whom he saw yesterday have died. He wanders more. The next morning at the teahouse, Gong Yun-hee is curious about the erotic art which she has covered with wallpaper. A flashback follows in which Hyeon and his friends seated at the teahouse table comment on the erotic painting, which displays the words "Lets have a drink and then each other". Kim Chang-hee's widow appears to have been the previous owner of the teahouse.

## Cast

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* Park Hae-il as Choi Hyeon
* Shin Min-a as Gong Yoon-hee
* Yoon Jin-seo as Yeo-jeong
* Kim Tae-hoon as Detective Lee Young-min
* Kwak Ja-hyeong as Lee Choon-won
* Shin So-yul as Da-yeon
* Baek Hyun-jin as Professor Park
* Ryoo Seung-wan as Teacher Kang
* Lee Na-ra as Kim Chang-hee's wife
* Jeong In-seon as young receptionist
* Lee Hyeon-jeong as mother
* Kim Soo-ahn as little kid
* Kim Hak-sun as Kim Chang-hee

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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2014  | 23rd Buil Film Awards[10] | Best Film  | Gyeongju | Nominated
Best Director  | Zhang Lu | Nominated
Best Actor  | Park Hae-il | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor  | Baik Hyun-jhin  | Nominated
Best Cinematography  | Cho Young-jik  | Nominated
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[11] | Best Director  | Zhang Lu | Won
Critics' Top 10  | Gyeongju | Won
15th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Film  | Gyeongju | Won
Technical Award  | Cho Young-jik  | Won
2015  | 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards[12] | Best Director (Grand Prix)  | Zhang Lu | Nominated
2nd Wildflower Film Awards[13] | Best Director (Narrative Film)  | Zhang Lu | Nominated
Best Actor  | Park Hae-il | Nominated
Best Actress  | Shin Min-ah | Nominated
Best Cinematography  | Cho Young-jik  | Nominated
Special Jury Prize  | Shin Min-ah | Won
51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director  | Zhang Lu | Nominated
Best Actress  | Shin Min-ah | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ Sichrovsky, Yonah (4 December 2014). "Zhang Lu interview: "Gyeongju is exploring a lighter side of myself"". Eastern Kicks. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
2. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (26 August 2013). "New ZHANG Lu Film Ready to Start Production: PARK Hae-il and SHIN Min-a Headline GYEONGJU". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
3. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (27 May 2014). "Gyeongju sets scene for Zhang movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
4. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (6 June 2014). "Death, dreams brew in Gyeongju". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
5. ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (13 June 2014). "Art-house debut for Shin". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
6. ^ "Gyeongju". M-Line Distribution. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
7. ^ Lee, Claire (14 May 2014). "Zhang Lu to return with romantic comedy Gyeongju". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
8. ^ Conran, Pierce (27 January 2014). "Gyeongju". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
9. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (10 June 2014). "Herald Review: Between life and death lies Gyeongju". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
10. ^ Kim, June (6 October 2014). "SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
11. ^ Conran, Pierce (4 November 2014). "Top Honors for HILL OF FREEDOM at 34th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
12. ^ Ma, Kevin (9 March 2015). "Hard Day leads Chunsa Film Art nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
13. ^ Ma, Kevin (1 April 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01.

## External links

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* Gyeongju at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Gyeongju at IMDb
* Gyeongju at HanCinema

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Films directed by Zhang Lü

* Tang Poetry (2003)
* Grain in Ear (2005)
* Desert Dream (2007)
* Chongqing (2008)
* Iri (2008)
* Dooman River (2011)
* Scenery (2013)
* Gyeongju (2014)
* Love And... (2015)
* A Quiet Dream (2016)
* Ode to the Goose (2018)
* Fukuoka (2019)
* Yanagawa (2021)
* The Shadowless Tower (2023)

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