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THE WHISTLEBLOWER

  • Director
    YIM Soon-rye
  • Year
    2014
  • Nationality
    Korean
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Release(October 2, 2014)
  • Starring
    PARK Hae-il, LEE Kyoung-young, YOO Yeon-suk
  • Running Time
    114min
  • Festival & Review
    • 2015



      5th Beijing International Film Festival

      14th New York Asian Film Festival 

       


  • Based on true story, the hidden truth of Korea’s science is revealed by the anonymous source.

    • SYNOPSIS
      A current issue program producer Min-chul is desperate to get a scoop. One day he gets a source that ‘The Woman Medical’, the biggest sterility clinic in Korea, buys the ovum illegally. With instant feeling of exclusive, Min-chul launches the investigation. Soon he gets surprised to know Dr. LEE, the world’s first stem-cell founder, is involved in the case. With the full support from government Dr. LEE is not only the hope to the world’s incurables, but also the national hero. While hesitating to touch this big figure or not, he gets a call from anonymous who works for Dr. LEE’s lab, and gets to know tremendous truth behind his reputation…
    • DIRECTOR INFO
      • YIM Soon-rye



        She received her master’s in film at the Universite de Vincennes a Saint-Denis. After debuting with THREE FRIENDS in 1996, which won the NETPAC Award at the 1st PIFF, she continued to make portrayals of the neglected with WAIKIKI BROTHERS, FOREVER THE MOMENT, and the human rights project IF YOU WERE ME. Her films continue to grow in insight and style.
    • MATERIAL