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Hangul | 불도저에 탄 소녀 |
Revised Romanization | Buldojeoe Tan Sonyeo |
Directed by | Park Yi-woong |
Written by | Park Yi-woong |
Starring |
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Distributed by | Little Big Pictures [1] |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $79,876 [2] [3] |
The Girl on a Bulldozer ( Korean: 불도저에 탄 소녀; RR: Buldojeoe Tan Sonyeo) is a 2022 South Korean mystery film directed by Park Yi-woong, starring Kim Hye-yoon, Park Hyuk-kwon, and Oh Man-seok. It tells the story of a daughter who digs up her father's whereabouts after a sudden accident. It was released theatrically on April 7, 2022. [4]
The film has garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Best Film category at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. It achieved remarkable success at the box office, securing the first position in the Korean independent film category, while also ranking seventh in the overall box office. [5] [6] Moreover, upon its release on Netflix in Korea, the film made an impressive debut at number five and subsequently rise to the number one spot, maintaining its position for a week. [7]
The film tells the story of a 19-year-old Goo Hye-young ( Kim Hye-yoon) known as a troublemaker, who constantly gets into fights. For now, she must learn to control her anger and take a vocational training course. Then, she decided to learn how to drive a bulldozer, despite being told that it's a job closed off to women. With her tough image projected through her dragon tattoo, she channels most of her rage towards her father, Goo Bon-jin ( Park Hyuk-kwon), who is a desperate restaurant owner caught in a cycle of drinking and gambling.
However, everything changes when Bon-jin gets into an accident and ends up in the hospital. Hye-young suddenly has no easy target to hate or blame for her existence and must face the fact that deep down she cares for her father. She must not only assume the responsibility of caring for her younger brother, but also uncover the mystery of how her father got into that accident.
The Girl on a Bulldozer was screened at 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021 [12] and is being screened at 2022 Florence Korean Film Festival in April 2022. It was released in theaters on April 7, 2022. [4]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress – Film | Kim Hye-yoon | Nominated | [13] |
Best New Director – Film | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [14] |
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | [15] | ||
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Nominated | [16] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Nominated | [17] | ||
Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Nominated | [18] | ||
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |||
Vision Award | Nominated | ||||
Golden Cinematography Awards | 2022 | Jury's Special Award | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [19] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Won | [20] | |
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Won | [21] | ||
Korean Film Producers Association Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [22] |
New York Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Rising Star Asia Award | Won | [23] | |
Osaka Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Best Film | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |
Wildflower Film Awards | 2023 | Feature Film Director Award | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | [24] |
Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | |||
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated |
The Girl on a Bulldozer | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Hangul | 불도저에 탄 소녀 |
Revised Romanization | Buldojeoe Tan Sonyeo |
Directed by | Park Yi-woong |
Written by | Park Yi-woong |
Starring |
|
Distributed by | Little Big Pictures [1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $79,876 [2] [3] |
The Girl on a Bulldozer ( Korean: 불도저에 탄 소녀; RR: Buldojeoe Tan Sonyeo) is a 2022 South Korean mystery film directed by Park Yi-woong, starring Kim Hye-yoon, Park Hyuk-kwon, and Oh Man-seok. It tells the story of a daughter who digs up her father's whereabouts after a sudden accident. It was released theatrically on April 7, 2022. [4]
The film has garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Best Film category at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. It achieved remarkable success at the box office, securing the first position in the Korean independent film category, while also ranking seventh in the overall box office. [5] [6] Moreover, upon its release on Netflix in Korea, the film made an impressive debut at number five and subsequently rise to the number one spot, maintaining its position for a week. [7]
The film tells the story of a 19-year-old Goo Hye-young ( Kim Hye-yoon) known as a troublemaker, who constantly gets into fights. For now, she must learn to control her anger and take a vocational training course. Then, she decided to learn how to drive a bulldozer, despite being told that it's a job closed off to women. With her tough image projected through her dragon tattoo, she channels most of her rage towards her father, Goo Bon-jin ( Park Hyuk-kwon), who is a desperate restaurant owner caught in a cycle of drinking and gambling.
However, everything changes when Bon-jin gets into an accident and ends up in the hospital. Hye-young suddenly has no easy target to hate or blame for her existence and must face the fact that deep down she cares for her father. She must not only assume the responsibility of caring for her younger brother, but also uncover the mystery of how her father got into that accident.
The Girl on a Bulldozer was screened at 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021 [12] and is being screened at 2022 Florence Korean Film Festival in April 2022. It was released in theaters on April 7, 2022. [4]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress – Film | Kim Hye-yoon | Nominated | [13] |
Best New Director – Film | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [14] |
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | [15] | ||
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Nominated | [16] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Nominated | [17] | ||
Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Nominated | [18] | ||
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |||
Vision Award | Nominated | ||||
Golden Cinematography Awards | 2022 | Jury's Special Award | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [19] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Won | [20] | |
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Won | [21] | ||
Korean Film Producers Association Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | [22] |
New York Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Rising Star Asia Award | Won | [23] | |
Osaka Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Best Film | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | |
Wildflower Film Awards | 2023 | Feature Film Director Award | Park Yi-woong | Nominated | [24] |
Best New Actress | Kim Hye-yoon | Won | |||
Best New Director | Park Yi-woong | Nominated |