Minority Opinion (Korean: 소수의견; RR: Sosuuigyeon), released internationally as The Unfair, is a 2015 South Korean legal drama film written and directed by Kim Sung-je, starring Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Ok-bin.[2][3][4][5] It was adapted from Sohn Ah-ram's novel of the same name, which in turn was based on the Yongsan Tragedy, in which 40 tenants protesting against insufficient compensation for the urban renewal redevelopment of their Yongsan neighborhood clashed with riot police on January 20, 2009, that resulted in the death of five tenant-evictees and one police officer.[6][7][8][9]
| Minority Opinion | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kim Sung-je |
| Written by | Kim Sung-je |
| Based on | Minority Opinion by Son A-ram |
| Produced by | Im Yeong-ho Cheon Sung-il |
| Starring | Yoon Kye-sang Yoo Hae-jin Kim Ok-bin |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
Production companies | Cinema Service Harimao Pictures |
| Distributed by | 9ers Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$2.6 million[1] |
Plot
editTenants who have been evicted from their homes are in the middle of a sit-in protest, when the police arrive. A 20-year-old police officer and a 16-year-old boy, the son of a demonstrator, end up dead. The boy's father, Park Jae-ho gets arrested for the cop's death, but he insists it was self-defense and that he had only been trying to protect his son from being beaten by the riot police. Rookie public defender Yoon Jin-won is initially doubtful of Park's claims, until he gets approached by reporter Gong Soo-kyung who has her own suspicions about the government's account of the incident. Yoon then teams up with fellow lawyer Jang Dae-seok to pursue the truth through a jury trial.
Cast
edit- Yoon Kye-sang as Yoon Jin-won
- Yoo Hae-jin as Jang Dae-seok
- Kim Ok-bin as Gong Soo-kyung
- Lee Geung-young as Park Jae-ho
- Jang Gwang as Kim Hee-taek's father
- Kim Eui-sung as Prosecutor
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Judge
- Kim Hyeong-jong as Kim Soo-man
- Noh Young-hak as Kim Hee-taek
- Oh Yeon-ah as Yoo In-ha
- Kwak In-joon as Park Kyung-chul
- Uhm Tae-goo as Lee Seung-joon
- Jo Bok-rae as Public prosecutor
- Kim Jong-soo as Jo Goo-hwan
- Park Gyu-chae as Professor Yeom
- Ahn Sang-woo as Moon Hee-sung
- Choi Soo-han as Park Shin-woo
- Yoon Dong-hwan as Assistant prosecutor general
- Park Hae-soo as Goo-hwan's assistant
- Park Chul-min as Judge Kim Joon-bae (cameo)
Release
editThe shoot wrapped on June 3, 2013, but because of the film's political content, it took two years to find a distributor.[5][10] Minority Opinion received a theatrical release on June 24, 2015.[11]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lee Geung-young | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Kim Sung-je, Son A-ram | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Kim Dong-young | Nominated | ||
| 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[12] | Top 10 Films of the Year | Minority Opinion | Won | |
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lee Geung-young | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Kim Sung-je | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Kim Sung-je, Son A-ram | Won | ||
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Lee Geung-young | Won |
| Best New Director (Film) | Kim Sung-je | Nominated |
See also
edit- Two Doors, a 2012 documentary about the same incident
References
edit- ^ "The Unfair (2015)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Oh, Mi-jung (20 March 2013). "Yoon Kye Sang's Minority Opinion to Start Shooting on March 21". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (22 March 2013). "Yoon Kye-sang is back in the movies". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Ahn, Woorim (2 June 2015). "Who Respects Minority Opinion?". BNTNews. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b Kim, Yeon-ji (30 June 2015). "Yoon still 'craves' acting". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Heo, Hwan-ju (1 May 2010). 철거민이 경찰을 죽였다...법정에서 진실이 밝혀질까?. Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Yongsan disaster revisited". The Korea Times. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Seong-hee (16 January 2013). "4 Years Since the Yongsan Disaster: "They Killed My Family, Yet It's Still a Vacant Lot. What was the Hurry? Kicking the People Out First..."". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Hong, Joo-hee (8 January 2014). "Reel life: When cinema tackles true events". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Eun-ah (10 June 2013). "Yoon Kye-sang, Kim Ok-vin's New Film Cranks Up". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (30 June 2015). "Herald Review: Ugly side of justice rears head in Minority Opinion". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (2 November 2015). "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Minority Opinion at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Minority Opinion at IMDb
- Minority Opinion at HanCinema