A Girl at My Door

A Girl at My Door
Promotional poster
Directed byJuly Jung
Written byJuly Jung
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKim Hyun-seok
Edited byLee Young-lim
Music by
  • Jang Young-gyu
  • Han Hee-jung
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 May 2014 (2014-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 22 May 2014 (2014-05-22) (South Korea)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$300,000[2]
Box officeUS$569,809[3]

A Girl at My Door (Korean: 도희야; RR: Dohui-ya; lit. “Do-Hee”) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by July Jung and stars Bae Doona as a policewoman who takes in an abused girl played by Kim Sae-ron.[4][5][6][7][8] The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[9][10][11][12]

Due to the film's portrayal of a lesbian relationship, and the contentiousness of LGBT rights in South Korea, as well as the initial ambiguous relationship of the two main characters, the film had to be financed largely by the Korean Film Council. Because of this, the budget was limited to US$300,000; Bae and Kim agreed to not be paid.[2]

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  3. ^ "Dohee-ya (A Girl at My Door)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ Ma, Kevin (21 May 2014). "A Girl at My Door's July Jung". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. ^ Ma, Kevin (24 May 2014). "Korean actors on A Girl at My Door". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. ^ Conran, Pierce (2 September 2013). "BAE Doo-na and KIM Sae-ron Team up with Producer LEE Chang-dong". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (20 May 2014). "Cannes: Korean Star Bae Doona on How Hollywood Loneliness Informs Her Acting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. ^ Song, Soon-jin (27 June 2014). "KIM Sae-ron of A Girl at My Door: The girl who stands by herself". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  10. ^ Conran, Pierce (18 April 2014). "A Girl At My Door Invited to Un Certain Regard". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  11. ^ Lee, Claire (18 April 2014). "Three Korean films to be featured at Cannes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  12. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (16 May 2014). "July Jung work selected by Cannes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2014.