Ajoomma | |
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Directed by | He Shuming |
Written by | He Shuming Kris Ong |
Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Anthony Chen Huang Wenhong Joonhan Lee |
Starring | Hong Hui Fang Kang Hyung-seok Jung Dong-hwan Yeo Jin-goo Shane Pow |
Cinematography | Hwang Gyeong-hyeon |
Edited by | Armiliah Aripin |
Music by | Si Hao Ting |
Production companies | Giraffe Pictures Rediance Singapore Film Commission Korean Film Council Seoul Film Commission |
Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Singapore South Korea |
Languages | Mandarin Korean English |
Ajoomma (Korean: 아줌마; Chinese: 花路阿朱妈) is a 2022 Singaporean-South Korean drama film directed by He Shuming and co-produced by Anthony Chen. It stars Hong Hui Fang, Kang Hyung-seok and Jung Dong-hwan.
The film garnered four nominations at the 59th Golden Horse Awards and Hong became the first Singaporean to be nominated for the Best Leading Actress award.[1][2] It premiered at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2022 and opened in local cinemas on 27 October 2022.[3] The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[4]
The film is touted as the first official Singapore-South Korean co-production.[5][6] The filming was interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was mostly shot in South Korea, with Hong filming there between end of December 2021 and February 2022.[5][6][8] Filming was completed by early April 2022.[9]
Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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27th Busan International Film Festival (2022) | New Currents Award | Ajoomma | Nominated |
BaliMakarya Film Festival (2022) | Best Film | Ajoomma | Won |
59th Golden Horse Awards (2022) | Best Leading Actress | Hong Huifang | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actor | Jung Dong-hwan | Nominated | |
Best New Director | He Shuming | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay | He Shuming, Kris Ong |
Nominated | |
FIPRESCI Prize | Ajoomma | Nominated | |
NETPAC Award | Ajoomma | Nominated | |
Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award | Ajoomma | Nominated | |
QCinema International Film Festival (2022) | Best Screenplay | He Shuming,
Kris Ong |
Won |
8th Asian World Film Festival (2022) | Snow Leopard Best Actress Award | Hong Huifang | Won |
Red Sea International Film Festival (2022) | Film AlUla Audience Award (Best Film) | Ajoomma | Won |