The Bacchus Lady (, The Killer Woman) is a 2016 South Korean drama film directed and written by E J-yong. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the Seattle International Film Festival. The director describes the film as a "bittersweet drama".
The film depicts the life of a Bacchus Lady named Youn So-young.
Synopsis The story of a Bacchus lady, Youn Yuh-jung.
The award-winning 2016 South Korean film The Bacchus Lady, directed by E J-yong, brings attention to elderly poverty, particularly women, portraying the struggles and humanity of one such woman navigating this harsh reality.
A "Bacchus Lady" is a term used in South Korea to describe elderly women, typically in their 50s and 60s, who engage in prostitution to earn a living. The name comes from "Bacchus-F" a popular energy drink in South Korea, which these women originally sold to elderly men in public parks and plazas as a pretext to initiate conversations and offer sexual services.
Cast Youn Yuh-jung as So-Young Jeon Moo-song as Jae-Woo Yoon Kye-sang as Do-Hoon Ye Soo-jung as Bok-hee Park Seung-tae as eyebrow tattoo woman An A-zu Choi Hyun-jun Joo In-young as Migration center employee Kim Hye-yoon as Nurse Nash Ang as Filipino seller
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient ResultRef.201610th Asia Pacific Screen AwardsJury Grand PrizeYoun Yuh-jung Best Actress 20th Fantasia FestivalBest Actress37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress 201753rd Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Best Actress 26th Buil Film AwardsBest Actress4th Wildflower Film Awards 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards
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