My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003)

A teacher attempts to lure his handful of students in a small, rural school to Seoul so that he can move on to a better school. His efforts backfire however, and his school becomes one of the highest ranked in the nation

Director:

Kyu-sung Jang

Stars:

Seung-Won Cha, Byun Hee-Bong, Ji-ru Sung

Cast

Credited cast:
Seung-Won Cha	...	Kim Bong-du
Byun Hee-Bong	...	Old Choi (as Hie-bong Byeon)
Ji-ru Sung	...	Chun-shik
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Won-mi Kim
Jae-eung Lee
Yeong-seok Lee	...	Village foreman
Hyeon-jong Sin	...	Ae Soon's father

Storyline

A teacher attempts to lure his handful of students in a small, rural school to Seoul so that he can move on to a better school. His efforts backfire however, and his school becomes one of the highest ranked in the nation

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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User Reviews

Enjoyable "European style" story

I quite enjoyed this film -- even though with Korean dialog, without subtitles, and with my inability to understand Korean -- I couldn't understand what was said or the details of the plot. But I was pleasantly surprised by the style of film, conveying to me an emotionally attuned perspective to the events of the primary characters (something of an "European style" film, in my perspective. This is not a film full of action scenes and special effects; I enjoyed its focus on the lives of the primary character (the teacher) and his five students.

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

My Teacher, Mr. Kim

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,778

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Fun and Happiness

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1