Yim Soon-rye

Yim Soon-rye

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Incheon, South Korea
January 1, 1960

Biography

Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women empowerment and women in film. Yim, who is also an animal rights activist, has worked on films that focus on human relationships with animals. Yim creates films that have personal stories and narratives that deviate from the big-budget blockbusters of the Korean film industry. (Wikipedia)

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Representative Works

Little Forest
Little Forest
7.6
/ Korean
The Point Men
The Point Men
5.8
/ Korean
A Smile
A Smile
7.5
/ Korean
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
7.2
/ Korean
South Bound
South Bound
6.8
/ Korean
Waikiki Brothers
Waikiki Brothers
6.8
/ Korean
Forever the Moment
Forever the Moment
6.6
/ Korean
If You Were Me
If You Were Me
6.0
/ Korean
Fly, Penguin
Fly, Penguin
No Rating Yet
/ Korean
Three Friends
Three Friends
3.7
/ Korean

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Little Forest
2018Winner

Best Director

Little Forest

The Point Men
2023Nominee

Best Director

The Point Men

A Smile
2003Winner

Best Picture

A Smile

Career Highlights

The Whistleblower
2014Highlight

Best Director

The Whistleblower

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012Highlight

Best Performance

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema