In Her Place () is a 2014 Canadian-South Korean film directed and written by Albert Shin. The film follows a wealthy woman who moves in to the countryside home of a pregnant teenage girl and her mother and waits to adopt the unborn child.
It premiered on September 4, 2014, in the Toronto International Film Festival's Discovery program.
Plot Inspired by Korean culture's strong stigma against adoption, the film stars Gil Hae-yeon and Ahn Ji-hye as a mother and daughter living on a farm in South 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.
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Production The film was shot entirely in Korea at Shin's family farm."Albert Shin’s ‘reckless abandon’ pays off" . The Origami, November 11, 2014. Regarding his inspirations for the film, Shin said:
Release
Critical reception On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.
Variety's Jay Weissberg described the film as "an acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances." Radheyan Simonpillai in NOW Magazine called it "an expertly plotted drama that packs a paralyzing emotional gut punch." The Toronto Star's Linda Barnard 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."
Accolades 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 Toronto International Film Festival. Shin was awarded the Jay Scott Prize at the 2014 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards for the film.
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Canadian Screen Awards March 1, 2015 Best Motion Picture Albert Shin, Igor Drljaca, Yoon Hyun Chan Best Director Albert Shin Best Actress Yoon Da-gyeong Best Actress Ahn Ji-hye Best Supporting Actress Gil Hae-yeon Best Screenplay Albert Shin Best Editing Albert Shin Wildflower Film Awards April 7, 2016 Best Director (Narrative Films) Albert Shin Best Actress Yoon Da-gyeong Best Cinematography Moon Myeong-hwan Best New Actress Ahn Ji-hye Best Supporting Actor/Actress Gil Hae-yeon
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