In Her Place
| In Her Place | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Albert Shin |
| Produced by |
Albert Shin Igor Drljaca |
| Written by |
Albert Shin Pearl Ball-Harding |
| Starring |
Gil Hae-yeon Ahn Ji-hye Yoon Da-gyeong |
Production company |
TimeLapse Pictures |
| Distributed by | A71 Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Korean |
In Her Place (Korean: 인 허 플레이스) is a Canadian-South Korean film directed and written by Albert Shin. The film premiered on September 4, 2014 in the Toronto International Film Festival's Discovery program.[1] The film received positive reviews from critics as well as several awards.[2]
Plot
Inspired by Korean culture's strong stigma against adoption,[1] the film stars Gil Hae-yeon and Ahn Ji-hye as a mother and daughter living on a farm in Korea. When the teenage daughter becomes pregnant, a woman (Yoon Da-gyeong) arrives from Seoul to propose a secret adoption, conditional on her staying with them for the duration of the pregnancy so that she can hide the adoption when she returns to Seoul after the baby's birth.
Background
The film was shot entirely in Korea at Shin's family farm.[3] Regarding his inspirations for the film, Shin said:
| “ | I had this idea of, "What if I bring together three women? And what if they were of different generations? And what if I told the film from three different perspectives?" And, instead of it being vignettes I made it one linear film and switched the point of view, all contained in one space.[3] | ” |
Reception
Shin won the Scotiabank Jay Scott Prize at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014 for the film.[2] The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF.[4][5]
The film also garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Ahn Ji-hye and Yoon Da-gyeong) and Best Supporting Actress (Gil Hae-yeon).
The film received positive reviews from critics upon release; it currently holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Variety wrote: "An acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances." NOW Magazine called it "an expertly plotted drama that packs a paralyzing emotional gut punch." The Toronto Star wrote: "Making good use of the mist-shrouded rural South Korea setting to create moody tension, Shin's film builds slowly to a shattering finale that shocks as much as it surprises."[6]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Best Picture | In Her Place | Nominated |
| Best Director | Albert Shin | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Yoon Da-gyeong | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Ahn Ji-hye | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Gil Hae-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Albert Shin and Pearl Ball-Harding | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Albert Shin | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 3rd Wildflower Film Awards | Best Director (Narrative Films) | Albert Shin | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Yoon Da-gyeong | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Moon Myeong-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor/Actress | Ahn Ji-hye | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Gil Hae-yeon | Won |
References
- 1 2 "In Her Place: Secrets and lies". Toronto Star, September 6, 2014.
- 1 2 "Villeneuve’s Enemy wins $100,000 Toronto critics’ prize for best Canadian film of 2014". The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Albert Shin’s ‘reckless abandon’ pays off". The Origami, November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "TIFF Tips Its Toque to the Best in Canadian Filmmaking: Cronenberg, Dolan, and Gunnarson Among Directors Recognized" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. December 1, 2014.
- ↑ Linda Barnard (December 1, 2014). "TIFF's Top Ten Film Festival: Spotlight on Canadian film". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- 1 2 In Her Place, retrieved 2017-06-26
External links
- Official press kit from TimeLapse Pictures
- In Her Place on IMDb
- In Her Place at TIFF.net