“Her senses are extremely heightened, so she perceives things differently in everyday life. Rather than play someone with a condition, Kim said she tried to depict a unique individual. The hand gestures and other details came out naturally on set,” said Kim. “He told me not to be hung up on a certain setting and to freely express what I wanted to say. While the director had the overall set-up, most of the scenes were completed on-site with active communication between staff and the cast. “It (the shoot) was very relaxed and comfortable,” she said, adding that Jung had helped her get into character by casually cracking jokes and being friendly. The character Ji-woo is smack in the middle of that crucial stage, and director Lee - as he did with Jung - encouraged the young actress to ease naturally into the role. Based on how they cope with this knowledge, it can be an immensely important stage in their lives.” “I learned that most people with autism learn that they are different as they go through puberty, which is already tough enough.
They are each different people - just like everyone else,” she said. But these characteristics, Kim noted, were not the entire story. Working with her showed that she carefully deliberates her role and the possible impact it may have on society, which he noted was an ideal attitude as an actor.Īs part of creating her character, Kim worked with a family with a member who has autism, and studied characteristics of the condition. Regarding his co-star, Jung said her eyes hinted at thoughts beyond her age. We need to treat them with respect,” he said. “The problem is not their presence, but how we treat them. Jung stressed that the movie’s attitude toward autism focuses not on the condition itself, but on how people perceive people with autism. This is also seen in Sun-ho’s efforts to communicate with Ji-woo, how he tried to get close to her,” he said. “People living their daily lives do not really realize this, but the everyday conversations and the little quarrels have a certain warmth to them. Jung managed to put some color in his character and interactions with other people, mainly with Sun-ho’s father. “I thought this was a movie that shouldn’t force the main character’s emotions on the audience,” he said. In depicting the inner struggles, Jung said he tried not to overplay the emotions and to be calm as possible. “It’s not just the character, but his interaction with others, him communicating with those who share his views was what I thought was attractive about his character.” Sun-ho’s dilemma lies in this struggle,” Jung said. “As men become part of the older generation, they tend to compromise with words like practicality and rationality, which is dangerous. He is tormented by the temptation to exchange conscience for riches, as the head of his law firm promises a promotion to partnership in exchange for being “one of them.” The struggles Sun-ho faces in the movie are like those of many other middle-aged men. “He gave me confidence by saying ‘Jung Woo-sung is Sun-ho.’ He wanted Sun-ho’s struggles to be realistic and humane,” Jung said. The actor said he was backed by the director’s trust, saying that Lee was open to any form of expression he came up with. I focused on looking at her and expressing what I felt, which I thought would be a pure response of Sun-ho on Ji-woo’s influence.” “I didn’t set up (in my mind) how their relationship would be, and just interacted with Ji-woo on site.
It is Ji-woo that has a profound effect on Sun-ho,” he said. Jung, with 25 years of experience, discussed how he portrayed the relationship with a girl with unique characteristics.
The chemistry between the lawyer Sun-ho and the 15-year-old girl Ji-woo - played respectively by Jung and Kim - is the driving force of the film. 13, the lead actors sat down for a group media interview to discuss their roles. The film is about a young girl with autism testifying in court about what she witnessed in a supposed murder, and her interaction with a lawyer caught between compromising with reality and doing the right thing. Veteran actor Jung Woo-sung and budding starlet Kim Hyang-gi have come together for a memorable performance in the upcoming drama “Innocent Witness” by Lee Han.
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