Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | |
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Hangul | 동주 |
Hanja | 東柱 |
Revised Romanization | Dongju |
McCune–Reischauer | Tongju |
Directed by | Lee Joon-ik |
Screenplay by | Shin Yeon-shick |
Starring | Kang Ha-neul Park Jeong-min |
Cinematography | Choi Yong-jin |
Music by | Mowg |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Languages | Korean Japanese |
Budget | ₩500 million[2] (US$378,000) |
Box office | US$7.8 million[3][4] |
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (Korean: 동주; Hanja: 東柱; RR: Dongju) is a 2016 South Korean black-and-white biographical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik about Yun Dong-ju.[1][5] It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016.[1]
The story follows the life of poet Yun Dong-ju (Kang Ha-neul) and his eventual imprisonment by the Japanese government for being involved in the Korean independence movement.
The film was fifth placed on its opening weekend in South Korea, grossing US$1.14 million.[6]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (Film) | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Won |
Best Film | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Nominated | ||
Best Director (Film) | Lee Joon-ik | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor (Film) | Park Jeong-min | Won | ||
Best Screenplay (Film) | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | ||
16th Director's Cut Awards[7] | Best New Actor | Park Jeong-min | Won | |
Best Production of the Year | Shin Yeon-shick | Won | ||
25th Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Lee Joon-ik | Won | |
Best Actor | Kang Ha-neul | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Park Jeong-min | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Park Jeong-min | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Won | ||
Best Music | Mowg | Won | ||
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Won | |
17th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Nominated | |
Best Director | Lee Joon-ik | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Park Jeong-min | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Won | ||
2017 | 22nd Chunsa Film Awards[8] | Best Supporting Actor | Park Jeong-min | Won |