[HanCinema's News] "Innocent Witness" Hits Million Viewer Milestone
By William Schwartz | Published on
Director Lee Han and principle actors Jung Woo-sung and Kim Hyang-gi released a celebratory picture. "Innocent Witness" passed the million viewer milestone today, so they have reason to be happy. The film achieved this in eight days after a slow start largely on the strength of word-of-mouth.
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"Innocent Witness" is a legal drama about the relationship between a defense attorney and an autistic high school student who is the only witness to a death that could either be a murder or a suicide. The film has been praised largely for its emotional realism. It's a stoic low-key look both at the criminal justice system and what life is like for a teenage girl with autism.
"Innocent Witness" has hit this milestone faster than "Punch", director Lee Han's previous popular word-of-mouth film about the lives of South Korean teenagers. "Punch" required nine days to get a million viewers, and eventually left cinemas having achieved an impressive total of 5,311,533 admissions.
"Punch" was also Yoo Ah-in's breakout film role that established him as a major star. It remains to be seen whether "Innocent Witness" can match this success, as it faces competition from "Svaha: The Sixth Finger" this weekend.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.