Chingoo (2001)

Director:

Kyung-Taek Kwak

Writer:

Kyung-Taek Kwak (writer)

Release Date:

31 March 2001 (South Korea)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years of the 70s...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Betrayal

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Oh-seong Yu	...	Lee Jeong-suk (as Ohsung Yoo)
Dong-Kun Jang	...	Lee Han Dong-su
Tae-hwa Seo	...	Sang-taek
Un-taek Jeong	...	Jeong-ho
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ju-bong Gi
Hyeon Ju
Bo-kyeong Kim	...	Jin-sook
Chang Yun

Also Known As:

Chingu (South Korea) (alternative transliteration)
Friend (International: English title)

Runtime:

113 min | Finland:118 min | Argentina:118 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18 | Singapore:R(A) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Japan:R-15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:III

Company:

Cineline 2

Trivia:

The group of friends are based on the director and his friends that he grew up with.

Quotes:

Sang-taek: Joon-suk was the best fighter I ever saw. He once beat up a whole soccer team.

Movie Connections:

Features Barbara Broadcast (1977)

Best movie I have seen this weekend. And I have seen 12 of them.

Epic tale of paths that diverge only to be reunited again at some critical moments, "Chin Goo", or "Friend" was a blockbuster at homeland Korea, and one can tell why. The story is attractive: the choices that four friends take on their lives, and the way we end up paying dearly for our mistakes and weaknesses. The construction is somehow western, which has attracted the audiences, all I can say is that I have not seen this movie, but felt it within me. Great comic timing, moving and powerful moments, great, great, GREAT actors, and master directing by an emerging director, Kwak Kyung-Taek, which shows signs of great potential in the future. Loved it all the way, hope to get the DVD as soon as possible.