Biyeolhan geori (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

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

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 Salinui chueok (2003)

Soundtrack:

Old And Wise

a gangsters life.

This is not your typical gangster film that glorifies the gangster life. It hardly happens that a really like a movie and I expected not to like this movie. But I watched it and it had a pretty big impact on me. I wish I could have that experience watching it in the theater again. I'm a fan of gangster/crime films (Godfather 1, 2, donnie brasco, heat) and this one is definitely one of my favorites.

It's about Byung-Doo who has a rough time making money and taking care of his family as a gangster. He's trying to find a way to get out of this situation but has hard time. He meets an old friend from high school who's a film director now and his friend starts to make a film about gangsters using Byung-Doo's help.

Like I said this film doesn't glorify the gangster life. Don't think you'll see somebody acting cool and killing somebody and acting though cos they're a gangster. In fact, this movie shows a more realistical image of what a gangsters life is like, full of problems and violence. No securities.

This film had a lot of good things going on. The best is the main actor playing Byung-Doo who does an excellent job. The story is pretty good, good score and nice cinematography. I like how Byung-Doo's character is a grey character. He's not a real hero but he's not a bad person either. The director doesn't seem to be making this character very likable (which happens a lot in movies) which makes it a more believable character. Only criticism I have for this movie is that it takes a little too long. Some of the less good scenes could have been cut out to make the film better. Still I definitely recommend it.