Bedevilled (2010)
"Kim Bok-nam salinsageonui jeonmal" (original title)

A woman subject to mental, physical, and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.

Director:

Chul-soo Jang

Writer:

Kwang-young Choi

Stars:

Yeong-hie Seo, Seong-won Ji, Min-ho Hwang

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yeong-hie Seo	...	Kim Bok-nam
Seong-won Ji	...	Hae-won
Min-ho Hwang	...	Dodger
Min Je
Ji-Eun Lee	...	Kim Yeon-hee
Jeong-hak Park	...	Man-jong
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jang-hun Ahn	...	Mr. Jang
Su-yeon Ahn	...	Restaurant Waitress
Su-ryun Baek	...	Dong-ho's granny
Shi-hyeon Chae	...	Mi-ran
Yeong-min Chun	...	Young Hae-won
Dong-hak Han	...	Superintendent
Hae-ji Hang	...	Old Villager's Daughter
Jae-seong Hong	...	Police Officer Jang
Seung-jin Hong	...	Yankee's

Storyline

Hae-won is a beautiful single woman in her thirties who works at a bank in the Seoul city. She leads a busy life until she becomes a witness to an attempted murder case, and at the same time, things get complicated at work. When things get out of hand she is forced to take a vacation so she heads for 'Moodo', a small undeveloped island, where she had once visited to see her grandparents. And where she had befriended a girl named Bok-nam who stills writes to Hae-won asking her to visit despite the fact that Hae-won never bothered to reply. Upon arriving at the island, Hae-won is shocked to see everyone treating Bok-nam like a slave. As practically the only young woman on the island, she is a plaything for all the men and a free laborer for the women. Sick of all the inhumane treatment, Bok-nam had tried to escape the island several times in the past but had failed each time. She begs Hae-won to help her escape the place, but Hae-won remains indifferent not wanting to be involved in ...

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | sickle | rape | remote island | recorder flute | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is more deadly than a woman seeking revenge.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

2 September 2010 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Bedevilled

Filming Locations:

Geumodo Island, South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boston Investments, Filma Pictures, Tori Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Wherever you go ...

It is difficult to describe the movie. Actually to describe what is attractive and/or exciting about the movie for me. You could say that it begins more than slow, but will build up and be very disturbing toward the end. I'm not gonna give anything away from the story, but if you have seen some Korean movies, you might know what you are getting yourself into here!

It is sort of a character study and a very weird and dark social commentary to (if you want it to be). I liked the group dynamic, I liked the grey tones, I liked that it was different. I can't guarantee though that you will like it. And it might not be the ideal choice to start getting to know Korean cinema. I'm sure though that somewhere along the line, there is an US Remake waiting to happen (if they can pull it off ... they don't seem to be able to do so with Old Boy either).