Biyeolhan geori (2006)

Director:

Ha Yu

Writer:

Ha Yu (writer)

Release Date:

15 June 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Byung-du is a 29-year-old career criminal, working for the middle-rank enforcer Sang-chul. Burdened...

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Film Within A Film

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ho-jin Chun	...	President Hwang
In-jae Heo
Yoon Jae-Moon	...	Sang-chul
Ku Jin	...	Jong-su
In-seong Jo	...	Kim Byung-doo
Byeong-chun Kim
Yun-Hee Kim
Tae-won Kwon
Bo-young Lee	...	Hyun-ju
Jong-hyeok Lee
Min Nam-koong	...	Min-ho
Jin-ah Yoo

Also Known As:

A Dirty Carnival (International: English title)

Runtime:

South Korea:141 min | Argentina:141 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA (2008) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Company:

Sidus Pictures

Trivia:

The song being sung by President Hwang at the end of the movie (that ends up fading into the end credits) is Alan Parson's Projects' "Old and Wise".

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

Old And Wise

A Very Good Gangster Film

Since I have not heard about this film before it was broadcast on the Sundance Channel, I had no expectations. This is a very good to almost excellent film about gangster life in South Korea. It features In-sung Zo in a terrific performance as low level gangster Byong-doo. He meets up with an old friend Min-ho, who is a filmmaker and picks Byong-doo's brains about being a gangster. It spirals from there, as Byong-doo gets more ruthless and violent in his quest for more money and especially power. He also meets up with another old classmate. the pretty Hyun-joo (Bo-yong Lee) and that relationship develops slowly. There is some violence in this, but if you like gangster films I liked this as much as Goodfellas. Really, it is that absorbing and highly recommended.