Innocent Witness (Korean: 증인; RR: Jeungin) is a 2019 South Korean legal drama film directed by Lee Han, starring Jung Woo-sung and Kim Hyang-gi. The film was released in South Korea on February 13, 2019.

Synopsis

The story follows the relationship between a lawyer and an autistic student. Soon-ho is an attorney who needs to pay his father's debt. One day, he is engaged to deal with a murder case: Mi-ran, a housekeeper accused of murdering her employer. Mi-ran claimed that she found her employer dead in his own room. The only witness in this case is an autistic high school student named Ji-woo. To convince Ji-woo to attend the trial as a witness, Soon-ho decides to meet her, and befriends her in order to prove her testimony was false.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearance

Production

Principal photography began on July 7, 2018, and wrapped on October 10, 2018.

Awards and nominations

AwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
55th Baeksang Arts AwardsGrand PrizeJung Woo-sungWon
Best ActorNominated
Best ActressKim Hyang-giNominated
Best Supporting ActressYum Hye-ranNominated
Best ScreenplayLee Han, Moon Ji-wonNominated
39th Golden Cinema Film FestivalGrand PrizeJung Woo-sungWon
40th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest ActorWon
6th Korean Film Producers Association AwardsWon
27th Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsBest ActressKim Hyang-giWon
39th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsWon
56th Grand Bell AwardsBest FilmInnocent WitnessNominated
Best ActorJung Woo-sungNominated
Best ActressKim Hyang-giNominated
Best Supporting ActressYum Hye-ranNominated
Best ScreenplayLee Han, Moon Ji-wonNominated
Best CinematographyLee Tae-yoonNominated

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