Rough Cut (2008)
"Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da" (original title)

A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.

Director:

Hun Jang

Writer:

Ki-duk Kim

Stars:

Ji-seob So, Su-hyeon Hong, Ji-Hwan Kang

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ji-seob So	...	Lee Kang-Pae
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Su-hyeon Hong	...	Kang Mi-na
Ji-Hwan Kang	...	Jang Soo-ta
Chang-Seok Ko	...	Director Bong

Storyline

A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | movie star | film within a film

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

11 September 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A Movie Is a Movie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kim Ki-Duk Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Green Fish (1997)

User Reviews

I have to give this a 10/10

First, I have to admit that the reason I see this movie is my eye candies : Kang Ji-hwan and So Ji-sub. Yes, they are very handsome but that won't prevent me from judging this movie in the most honest way.

This is absolutely a beautiful movie. It has everything: action, romance, and a little bit humour just where needed. "Rough Cut" (or the translated Korean name "Movie is Movie") must be really lucky to have a cast full of famous actors with fabulous acting.

I find a summary of the plot very redundant here so I will go straight into comment about what I like most in this movie. It is full of moral lessons and I keep smiling all the time. At first, I thought this would be some kind of "rivals turning into buddies" movie (which I am really into) but I'm just half correct. The 2 lead characters have a great but confusing relationship. Not friends, not enemies. They talk to each other, they fight, they help each other, they curse each other. Complicated yet entertaining.

Although it's not THAT perfect but I was forced to give this movie a 10 due to the perfect acting of both main actors (and the main actress who plays the role of Mi-na, too) I believe most of you won't find those 113 mins a waste of time.