Lee Jung-gook | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1990–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이정국 |
Revised Romanization | I Jeong-guk |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chŏng-kuk |
Lee Jung-gook (born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee's feature debut Song of Resurrection (1990) was banned as its plot deals with the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. He won critical acclaim for his second feature The Story of Two Women (1994) by winning numerous awards at the 32nd Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film, Best New Director and Best New Actress, and Best New Director at the 14th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in 1994. A Thai version of The Letter was made in 2004, with the same title.[1][2]