Steel Flower () is a 2015 South Korean film starring Jeong Ha-dam. Written and directed by Park Suk-young, it depicts the story of a young homeless girl struggling to make a living in Busan.
It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015. Since then, it has won numerous awards.
Plot A young homeless girl, Ha-dam, moves to Busan in the hopes of finding work, only to be rebuffed at every turn.
Cast Jeong Ha-dam as Ha-dam Kim Tae-hee as Japanese restaurant owner Yu An as a woman who "hires" but fails to pay Ha-dam to hand out advertising leaflets Park Myung-hoon as seafood restaurant owner Choi Moon-soo as a woman who has an ugly physical confrontation Ha-dam
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2015 41st Seoul Independent Film Festival Grand Prize Steel Flower Independent Star Award Jeong Ha-dam Marrakech International Film Festival Special Jury Prize Steel Flower 2016 13th Florence Korea Film Fest Best Film (Independent) 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Jeong Ha-dam 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Actress 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress 2017 4th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress
Reception Jeong Ha-dam was praised for her performance, with the film itself receiving overall positive critical reception.
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