# Coin Locker Girl

Coin Locker Girl (Korean: 차이나타운; RR: Chainataun; lit. "Chinatown") is a 2015 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Han Jun-hee, starring Kim Hye-soo and Kim Go-eun. It was selected to screen in the Critics' Week section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

## Plot

A baby is found abandoned inside a coin locker at Western Seoul train station in 1996. A beggar takes her and names her Il-young, then when she turns 10, she is taken by the corrupt detective who sells her off to a woman referred to simply as Mother as part of his loan payment. Mother is the boss of a loan shark and organ trafficking crime ring in Chinatown, Incheon; she has held on to her position of power by being dispassionate and calculating, and by keeping by her side only those of use to her. Mother decides to raise the young child after she shows toughness and smarts, eventually grooming her for a position in her organization as her personal debt collector.
One day, Il-young is given a task to collect debt from Suk-hyun, the son of a debtor. Over the course of a few days, she is initially taken aback by the guy, who doesn't seem afraid of her and even shows her kindness and openness when talking about his own struggles, before starting to develop feelings for him. But when his father flees from the debt, Mother orders her to kill Suk-hyun, an order Il-young fails to follow. Regardless, Suk-hyun is killed and organ-harvested by Mother's other goons. Il-young is beaten down and readied to be shipped for Japanese flesh trade. The only family she has ever known comes crashing down. Il-young escapes and makes her way back to Mother, and kills her, only to find out that she is actually her birth mother and that her mother uses this opportunity to teach her a lesson and train and prepare her for taking over.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Hye-soo as Ma Woo-hee / Mother
* Kim Go-eun as Ma Il-young
** Kim Su-an as young Il-young
* Uhm Tae-goo as Woo Gon
** Wi Ha-joon as young Woo-gon
* Park Bo-gum as Park Seok-hyun
* Go Kyung-pyo as Chi-do
* Lee Soo-kyung as Ssong
** Park Ji-bo as young Ssong
* Cho Hyun-chul as Hong-joo
** So Sang-seop as young Hong-joo
* Lee Dae-yeon as Dr. Ahn
* Cho Soo-hyang as Leukemia child's mother
* Jo Bok-rae as Detective Tak
* Jung Suk-yong as Mr. Woo
* Baek Soo-jang as Number 2
* Lee Jang-won as Chubby
* Oh Dae-hwan as Bruiser
* Lee Sang-hee as Bruiser's wife
* Ki Guk-seo as Man in uniform
* Gi Ju-bong as Man in suit
* Ahn Jae-hong as Police officer 2

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | 68th Cannes Film Festival | Caméra d'Or | Han Jun-hee | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | Jury's Choice for Feature Film | Coin Locker Girl | Won | [8] [9] [10] |
| 2015 | 45th Giffoni Film Festival | Gryphon Award for Best Film (Generator 18+ section) | Coin Locker Girl | Won | [8] [9] [10] |
| 2015 | 45th Giffoni Film Festival | British Film Institute Certificate | Coin Locker Girl | Won | [8] [9] [10] |
| 2015 | 35th Golden Cinema Festival | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Won | |
| 2015 | 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Won | |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Go-eun | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | Han Jun-hee | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Won | |
| 2015 | 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | Han Jun-hee | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top 10 Films of the Year | Coin Locker Girl | Won | |
| 2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Han Jun-hee | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Han Jun-hee | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Art Direction | Lee Mok-won | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 11th Max Movie Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Go Kyung-pyo | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Park Bo-gum | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | Han Jun-hee | Won | |
| 2016 | 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Won | |