Judgement (1999 film)

1999 Korean short film

Judgement

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Hangul|

Hanja|

RR| Simpan
MR| Simp'an
Directed by| Park Chan-wook
Written by| Park Chan-wook
Produced by| Park Chan-wook
Starring| Gi Ju-bong
Koh In-bae
Kwon Nam-hee
Park Ji-il
Choi Hak-rak
Myeong Ji-yeon
Cinematography| Park Hyun-Cheol
Edited by| Kim Sang-bum

Release date

* 1999 (1999)

Running time

| 26 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean

Judgement (Korean: 심판) is a 1999 short film by South Korean director Park Chan-wook based on the 1995 collapse of the Sampoong Department store.

## Synopsis

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In a morgue lies the lifeless body of a girl, waiting to be identified. The girl was killed in the collapse of the Sampoong Department store and a wrongful death settlement has been offered to her family. The girl's body is claimed both by a middle-aged couple, who say she is their runaway daughter, and by one of the morgue employees, whose daughter disappeared seven years ago. The story is interspersed with documentary footage from various disasters.

## Cast

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* Gi Ju-bong as Funeral director
* Koh In-bae as Husband
* Kwon Nam-hee as Wife
* Park Ji-il as Public servant
* Choi Hak-rak as TV correspondent
* Myeong Ji-yeon as Daughter
* Lee Jong-yong as Cameraman
* Kim Tae-ryong as Girl in the photo

## Reception

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Another Mag praised the camera work and use of color in a mostly black-and-white film, noting how it foreshadows the stylistic hallmarks Park developed in later projects.[1] The blog Film School Rejects described it as "a miniature triumph of genre blending", comparing it to both film noir and Korean soap opera.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Five Park Chan-Wook Films That Chart South Korea's Filmmaking Revolution". 2 February 2021.
2. ^ "Watch Park Chan-wook's 1999 Short Film 'Judgement'". 3 March 2013.

## External links

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* Judgement at IMDb
* Judgement at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Judgement at parkchanwook.org

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Park Chan-wook

Feature films|

* The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992)
* Trio (1997)
* JSA: Joint Security Area (2000)
* The Vengeance Trilogy
* Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
* Oldboy (2003)
* Lady Vengeance (2005)
* I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
* Thirst (2009)
* Stoker (2013)
* The Handmaiden (2016)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* No Other Choice (TBA)

Short films|

* Judgement (1999)
* If You Were Me (segment "Never Ending Peace and Love", 2003)
* Three... Extremes (segment "Cut", 2004)
* Night Fishing (2011)
* 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
* Day Trip (2012)

Films written|

* Anarchists (2000)
* Boy Goes to Heaven (2005)
* Crush and Blush (2008)
* The Truth Beneath (2016)

Television|

* The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
* The Sympathizer (2024)

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