Bluebeard () is a 2017 South Korean psychological thriller film written and directed by Lee Soo-yeon, starring Cho Jin-woong, Shin Goo, Kim Dae-myung, Song Young-chang, Lee Chung-ah, and Yoon Se-ah. It was released on March 1, 2017.
Synopsis Seung-Hoon (Cho Jin-Woong) is a physician who opened a clinic in Seoul but went bankrupt. He landed a job at a hospital and soon gets involved in a series of murder cases when his patient murmurs something disturbing.
Cast Cho Jin-woong as Byun Seung-hoon Shin Goo as Jung Sung-geun's father Kim Dae-myung as Jung Sung-geun Song Young-chang as Jo Kyung-hwan / Nam In-soo Lee Chung-ah as Mi-yeon Yoon Se-ah as Jo Soo-jung Kim Joo-ryoung as Mi-sook Yoon Da-kyung as Ji-sook Kim Kyung-min as Hospital Director Lee Kang-jae as Jung Kyung-soo Mun Junghyun as Byun Young-hoon Jung Do-won as Tattoo man Jung Ah-mi as Bae Jung-ja Marie-Joelle Afarti as Jung Kyung-soo's mother Han Chul-woo ad Jurisdiction Detective Jo Suk-hyun - Captain of Gangnam Detective Squad Park Hee-jung as Opening DJ Koo Eun-jung as Weather Caster
Production Bluebeard is director Lee Soo-yeon's first feature film in fourteen years after her 2003 film The Uninvited. Cho Jin-woong, who played a doctor suffering a mental breakdown, lost nearly 40 pounds (18 kilograms) for his role in the film.
Filming began on July 20, 2015, and ended on October 7, 2015. The film was shot entirely in South Korea, and partially in the Philippines for the ending scene where the teenager met his Filipina mother.
Release Bluebeard was released in theaters on March 1, 2017. It drew 386,088 viewers on its first day of release, setting the record for the best March opening ever in South Korea. The film was sold to Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, and received a limited North American release in the U.S. and Canada. The film was also selected to screen at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2017 1st The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actor Kim Dae-myung 26th Buil Film Awards Best Actor Cho Jin-woong Best Supporting Actor Kim Dae-myung Best Screenplay Lee Soo-yeon 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting ActorKim Dae-myung 201823rd Chunsa Film Art Awards
References
External links
Bluebeard at Well Go USA Entertainment (archived)