Shin continued making low-budget experimental films . '' The Russian Novel '' , an ambitious arthouse drama about a depressed author ( played by Kang Shin-hyo ) who wakes up from a 27-year coma to find himself a literary sensation for a novel he did n't write , drew even more critical acclaim . The Director 's Guild of Korea named Shin as Best Director at the 17th Busan International Film Festival in 2012 , and he also won Best Screenplay from the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the Buil Film Awards
17th Busan International Film Festival
17th Busan International Film Festival
Shin Yeon-shick