Baseball Girl
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
야구소녀
Revised RomanizationYaguseonyeo
Directed byChoi Yoon-tae
Written byChoi Yoon-tae
Produced byOn Jung-joon
Starring
CinematographyHwang Seung-yoon
Edited byChoi Yoon-tae
Music byPeterpen Complex
Production
company
Korean Academy of Film Arts
Distributed byM-Line Distribution
Release dates
  • October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) (BIFF)
  • June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18) (South Korea)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Baseball Girl (Korean: 야구소녀; RR: Yaguseonyeo) is a 2019 South Korean drama sports film written and directed by Choi Yoon-tae, starring Lee Joo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, Yeom Hye-ran, Song Young-kyu and Kwak Dong-yeon. It was released in theaters on June 18, 2020.[1][2]

The film had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2019, in the "Korean Cinema Today - Panorama" category.[3]

Plot

The story of Joo Soo-in who is determined to become the first female baseball player to join a professional team.

Cast

Production

Development

Choi Yoon-tae was inspired to write this film in 2017 after he watched the interview of a female baseball player. He added that "when [he] told [his] wife that there is no current rule banning women from playing on a professional baseball team, she seemed surprised; so [he] thought it would be interesting to write a story on an aspiring female baseball player."[4]

Casting

On November 16, 2018, Lee Joo-young was cast as the protagonist of Baseball Girl.[5] On November 20, Lee Joon-hyuk's agency confirmed that the actor would be starring in the film, playing a high school baseball coach who helps Joo Soo-in achieve her dream.[6] On November 28, Yeom Hye-ran joined the main cast in the role of Soo-in's mother.[7] Kwak Dong-yeon was confirmed on January 4, 2019, for the role of a high school baseball player,[8] followed by Lee Chae-eun on January 15 for the role of Soo-in's Japanese teacher.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began in January 2019 and filming ended in February, a period during which baseball players usually cannot train due to the cold weather, which made filming more difficult in addition to the small budget.[3]

Release

Baseball Girl premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2019, in the presence of director Choi Yoon-tae and actors Lee Joo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk and Yeom Hye-ran.[10] GV screenings took place on October 4 and 5 at Lotte Cinema Centum City and a general screening was held on October 9 at Lotte Cinema Daeyoung. Tickets were sold out soon after they went on sale for both screenings.[11]

The film hit theaters on June 18, 2020.[12]

Reception

Critical response

At the Busan International Film Festival, the media, critics and audience praised Lee Joo-young's acting as well as Soo-in's passion, her determination to keep running towards her dream and not giving up despite prejudice against her gender.[13]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2019 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival Independent Star Award Lee Joo-young Won [14]
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [15]
41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Nominated [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Park, Jung-sun (May 14, 2020). "Lee Joo-young promises amazing transformation as baseball player in new movie". JTBC Plus. V Live. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ Choi, Ji-won (June 9, 2020). "Lee Joo-young goes to bat for hope in 'Baseball Girl'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Cho, Yeon-kyung (October 4, 2019). "[24회 BIFF] '야구소녀' 이주영 "한겨울 혹독한 훈련 덕에 진심으로 연기"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kwak, Yeon-soo (June 9, 2020). "'Baseball Girl' presents how to break glass ceiling in sports". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ryu, Dong-woo (November 16, 2018). "이주영, 영화 '야구소녀'서 천재 야구 소녀 '변신'". BizEnter (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kang, Seo-jung (November 20, 2018). "이준혁, 영화 '야구소녀' 출연확정..브라운관·스크린 '열일 행보'[공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Cho, Yu-kyung (November 28, 2018). "염혜란 '야구소녀' 출연…'증인'·'걸캅스' 이은 스크린 점령". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Chae, Yi-seul (January 4, 2019). "곽동연, 영화 '야구소녀' 캐스팅... 프로야구 선수로 변신". Beff Report (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ Ryu, Dong-woo (January 15, 2019). "이채은, 영화 '야구소녀' 출연 확정 '일본어 교사 김선생 役'". BizEnter (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ Cho, Yeon-kyung (October 4, 2019). "[현장IS·BIFF] "모든 꿈 응원" 이주영X이준혁X염혜란 '야구소녀' 청춘에 보내는 찬가(종합)". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ Kim, Hyo-jin (September 25, 2019). "이주영-이준혁-곽동연 '야구소녀', 2019 부산국제영화제(BIFF) 예매 매진…기대작·화제작 등극". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ Jung, Yoo-jin (May 25, 2020). "[N컷] '야구소녀', 메인 포스터 2종…천재 야구소녀 이주영". News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ Kim, Ji-won (May 13, 2020). "이주영 주연 '야구소녀', 6월 개봉 확정…'이태원 클라쓰' 이은 열연". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ Kim, Joo-won (December 9, 2019). "이주영, '제 45회 서울독립영화제' 독립스타상 수상". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  15. ↑ "'House of Hummingbird' wins two prizes at 29th Buil Film Awards". The Korea Times. October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미" (in Korean). November 11, 2020.
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