Bestseller (film)

Bestseller (Korean: 베스트셀러; RR: Beseuteuselleo) is a 2010 South Korean mystery thriller film written and directed by Lee Jeong-ho.[1][2][3][4][5]

Bestseller
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationBeseuteuselleo
McCune–ReischauerPesŭt'ŭsellŏ
Directed byLee Jeong-ho
Written byLee Jeong-ho
Produced byKim Won-guk
StarringUhm Jung-hwa
Ryu Seung-ryong
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKim Jun-seong
Production
companies
EchoFilm
Daisy Entertainment
Cinergy
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3.6 million
Box officeUS$7.27 million

Plot

Baek Hee-soo has been a bestselling author for the past 20 years. But her reputation gets destroyed overnight when she is accused of plagiarizing a competition entry she'd previously judged. Battling depression and writer's block in the two years since, Hee-soo accepts the suggestion of her longtime publisher friend to stay at a remote country home in a small, rural town with her daughter Yeon-hee, where she'll be able to write in peace. Then Yeon-hee tells her mother that a mysterious, invisible woman in the house has been telling her stories, and Hee-soo turns those fascinating stories into a new book. It becomes an instant bestseller, but Hee-soo's regained fame doesn't last long as she becomes embroiled in another plagiarism scandal, with rumors swirling that the contents of her book are from a novel that had been published 10 years ago. To prove her innocence, Hee-soo sets out to uncover the truth and find who her daughter was talking to.

Cast
  • Uhm Jung-hwa as Baek Hee-soo
  • Ryu Seung-ryong as Park Young-joon
  • Lee Do-kyeong as Manager/Chan-sik's father
  • Cho Jin-woong as Chan-sik
  • Lee Sung-min as Editor
  • Kim Hwa-young as Director Song
  • Park Sa-rang as Yeon-hee
  • Choi Mu-seong as Middle-aged man 1
  • Jo Hee-bong as Middle-aged man 2
  • Oh Jung-se as Middle-aged man 3
  • Yeo Moo-young as Doctor
  • Kim Hong-pa as Resident 1
  • Go In-beom as Resident 2
  • Kim Choon-gi as Resident 3
  • Seo Yi-sook as Author's daughter
  • Lee Da-eun as Choi Soo-jin
  • Lee Yeon as young Chan-sik
  • Ha Dae-ro as young Man 1
  • Kim Dae-young as young Man 3
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Talk show host
  • Choi Kang-hee as Whispers (voice cameo)

Awards

References
  1. Sung, So-young (19 March 2010). "Eom transforms herself again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. "Press conference for film Bestseller: Uhm Jung-hwa says "want a husband like Ryu Seung-ryong"". 10Asia. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. Cho, Jae-eun (23 April 2010). "Jumble of genres won't make this film a Bestseller". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. "Bestseller knocks out Titans from top of box office". 10Asia. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "Korean film Bestseller in talks for Hollywood remake". 10Asia. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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