Lee Don-ku, then a high school student, made his acting debut in 2001 in the leading role of Cheol-min in hip-hop dance movie Turn It Up. He majored in Theater at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, and after college, gained further acting experience in Seoul's Daehangno theater district by starring in stage plays such as Hohwanmama and Grandfather's Case.[1]
But when Lee's graduation short filmI Solve Everything Whatever (also known as We Will Do Your Favor) won the Audience Award at the Indie Boom Online Independent Film Festival in 2006, he switched his focus to directing.[2] He subsequently directed the shorts Life of Dog and Help (both in 2009), while working for Cube Entertainment as head of their media division.[3]
To finance his feature directorial debut, Lee then worked as a bathhouse attendant and handed out flyers on street corners, thereby raising the micro-budget of US$3,000.[4] He cast his close friend Nam Yeon-woo as a 28-year-old man who is haunted by his complicity in a teenage girl's gang rape a decade ago, then re-encounters her (played by Yang Jo-ah) at a local church.[5] After two years in development, Lee's Fatal (titled Thorny Flower in Korean) premiered at the 17th Busan International Film Festival in 2012 and was released in theaters in 2013.[6] A romanticdrama and psychological thriller that explores guilt and forgiveness, Fatal drew domestic and international critical acclaim.[7][8][9]
His second feature “Entangled” followed in 2014. Starring Kim Young-ae, Do Ji-won, Song Il-gook and Kim So-eun, Entangled is a portrait of a family in the aftermath of the tragic, accidental death of a newborn baby at the hands of the Alzheimer's-afflicted matriarch.[10][11]
director, hockey, defenceman, same, name, this, korean, name, family, name, born, february, 1984, south, korean, film, director, screenwriter, actor, wrote, directed, fatal, 2013, entangled, 2014, kuborn, 1984, february, 1984, gongju, south, chungcheong, provi. For a ice hockey defenceman of the same name see Lee Don ku In this Korean name the family name is Lee Lee Don ku born February 10 1984 is a South Korean film director screenwriter and actor He wrote and directed Fatal 2013 and Entangled 2014 Lee Don kuBorn 1984 02 10 February 10 1984 age 40 Gongju South Chungcheong Province South KoreaEducationDong ah Institute of Media and Arts TheaterOccupation s Film director screenwriterYears active2001 presentKorean nameHangul이돈구Hanja李敦求Revised RomanizationI Don guMcCune ReischauerI Tonku Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksCareer editLee Don ku then a high school student made his acting debut in 2001 in the leading role of Cheol min in hip hop dance movie Turn It Up He majored in Theater at Dong ah Institute of Media and Arts and after college gained further acting experience in Seoul s Daehangno theater district by starring in stage plays such as Hohwanmama and Grandfather s Case 1 But when Lee s graduation short film I Solve Everything Whatever also known as We Will Do Your Favor won the Audience Award at the Indie Boom Online Independent Film Festival in 2006 he switched his focus to directing 2 He subsequently directed the shorts Life of Dog and Help both in 2009 while working for Cube Entertainment as head of their media division 3 To finance his feature directorial debut Lee then worked as a bathhouse attendant and handed out flyers on street corners thereby raising the micro budget of US 3 000 4 He cast his close friend Nam Yeon woo as a 28 year old man who is haunted by his complicity in a teenage girl s gang rape a decade ago then re encounters her played by Yang Jo ah at a local church 5 After two years in development Lee s Fatal titled Thorny Flower in Korean premiered at the 17th Busan International Film Festival in 2012 and was released in theaters in 2013 6 A romantic drama and psychological thriller that explores guilt and forgiveness Fatal drew domestic and international critical acclaim 7 8 9 His second feature Entangled followed in 2014 Starring Kim Young ae Do Ji won Song Il gook and Kim So eun Entangled is a portrait of a family in the aftermath of the tragic accidental death of a newborn baby at the hands of the Alzheimer s afflicted matriarch 10 11 Filmography editTurn It Up 2001 actor I Solve Everything Whatever short film 2006 director screenwriter Life of Dog short film 2009 director screenwriter Help short film 2009 director screenwriter Fatal 2013 director screenwriter editor Entangled 2014 director screenwriter Fanfate 2020 director screenwriter When Spring Comes 2022 director screenwriterAwards edit2014 1st Wildflower Film Awards Best New Director Fatal 12 References edit Entangled 2014 Director Finecut Retrieved 2015 01 26 Jang Sung ran 5 September 2012 Asia s brightest young directors to make waves in Busan Korean Film Biz Zone Retrieved 2015 01 26 LEE Don ku Korean Film Biz Zone Retrieved 2015 01 26 Fatal Seattle International Film Festival Archived from the original on 2015 02 17 Retrieved 2015 01 26 Ji Yong jin 4 February 2013 Director of FATAL LEE Don ku I Want to Ask about Real Forgiveness Korean Cinema Today Retrieved 2015 01 26 Jackson Julie 17 February 2013 Korean films make mark The Korea Herald Retrieved 2015 01 26 Kuipers Richard 10 October 2012 Review Fatal Variety Retrieved 2015 01 26 Elley Derek 8 November 2012 Fatal Film Business Asia Retrieved 2015 01 26 Gray Carmen 10 February 2013 Fatal Screen Daily Retrieved 2015 01 26 Entangled Abu Dhabi Film Festival Retrieved 2015 01 26 Conran Pierce 3 October 2014 Busan 2014 Review ENTANGLED Gets Caught Up In Its Own Depressing Narrative Twitch Film Retrieved 2015 01 26 Conran Pierce 2 April 2014 JISEUL Tops 1st Wildflower Film Awards Korean Film Biz Zone Retrieved 2015 01 26 External links editLee Don ku at the Korean Movie Database Lee Don ku at IMDb Lee Don ku at HanCinema nbsp nbsp This article about a South Korean film director is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee Don ku director amp oldid 1217747857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
