Herstory () is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. It stars Kim Hee-ae and Kim Hae-sook, alongside Ye Soo-jung, Moon Sook, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kim Sun-young, Kim Jun-han, and Lee Yoo-young. Based on the real-life story of the trials that took place in Shimonoseki in the 1990s, the film follows a group of Busan-based women who engaged in a court case against the Japanese government to highlight the ordeals of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery as comfort women by the Japanese military during World War II. It was released in theaters in South Korea on June 27, 2018.
Premise The film depicts the story of grandmothers who bravely stood against the Japanese judiciary, traveling between Shimonoseki and Busan over six years (1992–1998), facing 23 trials with a team of 10 plaintiffs and 13 lawyers, along with those who fought alongside them.
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Awards and nominations Award ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.27th Buil Film AwardsBest ActressKim Hee-aeBest Supporting ActressKim Sun-youngBest New ActorKim Jun-han55th Grand Bell AwardsBest Actress Kim Hae-sookBest Supporting Actress Kim Sun-young 2nd The Seoul AwardsBest ActressKim Hee-ae 6th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards Actress of the YearKim Hae-sook38th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsTop 11 FilmsHerstory39th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best DirectorMin Kyu-dongBest Leading ActressKim Hee-aeBest Supporting ActressKim Sun-young18th Director's Cut AwardsSpecial Film AwardsHerstory 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Kim Hee-ae 2nd Korea China International Film FestivalBest Actress Best Supporting Actor Kim Jun-han 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress Kim Hee-ae Best Supporting Actress Kim Sun-youngBest New ActorKim Jun-han
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