# Coin Locker Girl
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{{Infobox film
| name = Coin Locker Girl
| image = Coinlockergirlposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^차이나타운|lk=Chinatown}}
| director = [Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
| producer = Ahn Eun-mi
Cho Dong-ki
| writer = Han Jun-hee
| starring =
{{plainlist|
* [Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
* [Kim Go-eun](/source/Kim_Go-eun)
}}
| cinematography = Lee Chang-jae
| editing = Shin Min-kyung
| music = Jang Young-gyu
Kim Sun
| distributor = [CGV Arthouse](/source/CJ_Entertainment)[{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=Genre Diversity from Major 3 in 2015|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/feature.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=210|website=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=29 December 2014}}]
| studio = Pollux Pictures
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| runtime = 110 minutes
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|10.7 million}}[{{cite web|last1=Ma|first1=Kevin|title=Evil dethrones Avengers in South Korea|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/evil-dethrones-avengers-in-south-korea|website=[Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)|accessdate=24 May 2015|date=22 May 2015}}]
| released = {{Film date|2015|4|29}}
}}
'''''Coin Locker Girl''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^차이나타운|rr=yes|lit=Chinatown}}) is a 2015 South Korean [crime thriller film](/source/crime_thriller_film) written and directed by [Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee), starring [Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo) and [Kim Go-eun](/source/Kim_Go-eun).[{{cite web|last1=Na|first1=Won-jung|title=Interview: Director HAN Jun-hee and Actress KIM Go-eun of COIN LOCKER GIRL|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW&seq=167&blbdComCd=601019|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=11 June 2015|date=20 May 2015}}][{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=KIM Hye-soo and KIM Go-eun Team Up for COIN LOCKER GIRL|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3028|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=14 May 2014}}][{{cite web|title=Kim Hye-soo Undergoes Transformation for Her Upcoming Film|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/03/18/2015031800732.html|website=[The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo)|accessdate=26 April 2015|date=18 March 2015}}] It was selected to screen in the [Critics' Week](/source/Critics'_Week) section of the [2015 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2015_Cannes_Film_Festival).[{{cite web|last1=Goodfellow|first1=Melanie|title=Cannes: Critics' Week unveils 2015 line-up|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-critics-week-unveils-2015-line-up/5086747.article|website=[Screen International](/source/Screen_International)|accessdate=21 April 2015|date=20 April 2015}}][{{cite web|title=''Coin Locker Girl'' Achieves Better-Than-Expected Results at Box Office|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/12/2015051201795.html|website=[The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo)|accessdate=14 May 2015|date=12 May 2015}}]
==Plot==
A baby is found abandoned inside a [coin locker](/source/Coin-operated-locker_babies) at Western Seoul train station in 1996. A beggar takes her and names her Il-young, then when she turns 10, she is taken by the corrupt detective who sells her off to a woman referred to simply as Mother as part of his loan payment. Mother is the boss of a loan shark and [organ trafficking](/source/organ_trafficking) crime ring in [Incheon Chinatown](/source/Incheon_Chinatown); she has held on to her position of power by being dispassionate and calculating, and by keeping by her side only those of use to her. Mother decides to raise the young child after she shows toughness and smarts, eventually grooming her for a position in her organization as her personal debt collector.
One day, Il-young is given a task to collect debt from Suk-hyun, the son of a debtor. Over the course of a few days, she is initially taken aback by the guy, who doesn't seem afraid of her and even shows her kindness and openness when talking about his own struggles, before starting to develop feelings for him. But when his father flees from the debt, Mother orders her to kill Suk-hyun, an order Il-young fails to follow. Regardless, Suk-hyun is killed and organ-harvested by Mother's other goons. Il-young is beaten down and readied to be shipped for Japanese flesh trade. The only family she has ever known comes crashing down. Il-young escapes and makes her way back to Mother, and kills her, only to find out that she is actually her birth mother and that her mother uses this opportunity to teach her a lesson and train and prepare her for taking over.
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo) as Ma Woo-hee / Mother
* [Kim Go-eun](/source/Kim_Go-eun) as Ma Il-young
** [Kim Su-an](/source/Kim_Su-an) as young Il-young
* [Uhm Tae-goo](/source/Uhm_Tae-goo) as Woo Gon
** [Wi Ha-joon](/source/Wi_Ha-joon) as young Woo-gon
* [Park Bo-gum](/source/Park_Bo-gum) as Park Seok-hyun
* [Go Kyung-pyo](/source/Go_Kyung-pyo) as Chi-do
* [Lee Soo-kyung](/source/Lee_Soo-kyung_(actress%2C_born_1996)) as Ssong
** Park Ji-bo as young Ssong
* [Cho Hyun-chul](/source/Cho_Hyun-chul) as Hong-joo
** So Sang-seop as young Hong-joo
* [Lee Dae-yeon](/source/Lee_Dae-yeon) as Dr. Ahn
* [Cho Soo-hyang](/source/Cho_Soo-hyang) as Leukemia child's mother
* [Jo Bok-rae](/source/Jo_Bok-rae) as Detective Tak
* Jung Suk-yong as Mr. Woo
* Baek Soo-jang as Number 2
* Lee Jang-won as Chubby
* Oh Dae-hwan as Bruiser
* Lee Sang-hee as Bruiser's wife
* Ki Guk-seo as Man in uniform
* [Gi Ju-bong](/source/Gi_Ju-bong) as Man in suit
* [Ahn Jae-hong](/source/Ahn_Jae-hong_(actor)) as Police officer 2
}}
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="18" |2015
|[68th Cannes Film Festival](/source/2015_Cannes_Film_Festival)
|[Caméra d'Or](/source/Cam%C3%A9ra_d'Or)
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|19th [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival](/source/Bucheon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival)
|Jury's Choice for Feature Film
| rowspan="3" |''Coin Locker Girl''
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |[{{cite web|title=''Coin Locker Girl'' wins top movie awards|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/07/201_183776.html|website=[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=29 July 2015}}]
[{{cite web|last1=Lim|first1=Jeong-yeo|title=''Coin Locker Girl'' grabs international award|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507291752168195918_2|website=[K-pop Herald](/source/The_Korea_Herald)|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=29 July 2015}}]
[{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=COIN LOCKER GIRL Picks Up Award in Giffoni|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3529|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=18 August 2015|date=11 August 2015}}]
|-
| rowspan="2" |45th [Giffoni Film Festival](/source/Giffoni_Film_Festival)
|Gryphon Award for Best Film (Generator 18+ section)
|{{won}}
|-
|British Film Institute Certificate
|{{won}}
|-
|35th Golden Cinema Festival
| rowspan="4" |Best Actress
| rowspan="3" |[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{won}}
|
|-
|2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards
|{{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |[24th Buil Film Awards](/source/24th_Buil_Film_Awards)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Kim Go-eun](/source/Kim_Go-eun)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[Uhm Tae-goo](/source/Uhm_Tae-goo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Best New Director
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |35th [Korean Association of Film Critics Awards](/source/Korean_Association_of_Film_Critics_Awards)
|Best Actress
|[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |[{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2015/10/28/0701000000AEN20151028000600315.html|title=''The Throne'' rakes in three film critics' awards|date=28 October 2015|website=[Yonhap](/source/Yonhap)|last1=Park|first1=So-jung|accessdate=6 November 2015}}]
|-
|Best New Director
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{nom}}
|-
|Top 10 Films of the Year
|''Coin Locker Girl''
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[52nd Grand Bell Awards](/source/52nd_Grand_Bell_Awards)
|Best Actress
|[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Best New Director
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[36th Blue Dragon Film Awards](/source/36th_Blue_Dragon_Film_Awards)
|[Best Actress](/source/Blue_Dragon_Film_Award_for_Best_Leading_Actress)
|[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Best New Director](/source/Blue_Dragon_Film_Award_for_Best_New_Director)
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Best Art Direction](/source/Blue_Dragon_Film_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction)
|Lee Mok-won
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |2016
|11th Max Movie Awards
|Best Actress
| rowspan="3" |[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[10th Asian Film Awards](/source/10th_Asian_Film_Awards)
|[Best Actress](/source/Asian_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |[52nd Baeksang Arts Awards](/source/52nd_Baeksang_Arts_Awards)
|[Best Actress](/source/Baeksang_Arts_Awards_for_Best_Actress_(Film))
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Best Supporting Actor](/source/Baeksang_Arts_Awards_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_(Film))
|[Uhm Tae-goo](/source/Uhm_Tae-goo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[Best New Actor](/source/Baeksang_Arts_Awards_for_Best_New_Actor_(Film))
|[Go Kyung-pyo](/source/Go_Kyung-pyo)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Park Bo-gum](/source/Park_Bo-gum)
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Best New Director](/source/Baeksang_Arts_Awards_for_Best_New_Director_(Film))
|[Han Jun-hee](/source/Han_Jun-hee)
|{{won}}
|
|-
|21st [Chunsa Film Art Awards](/source/Chunsa_Film_Art_Awards)
|Best Actress
|[Kim Hye-soo](/source/Kim_Hye-soo)
|{{won}}
|
|}
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://chinatownfilm.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
* {{kmdb film|14632|Coin Locker Girl}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{hancinema film|Coin_Locker_Girl|Coin Locker Girl}}
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Category:2015 films
Category:2015 crime action films
Category:2015 Korean-language films
Category:Films based on Japanese novels
Category:South Korean crime action films
Category:2015 South Korean films
Category:Korean-language crime action films
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