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Modeon boi

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
158
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Modeon boi (2008)
Set in the 1930’s at the height of Korea’s early modernization, LEE Hae-myung, enjoys the high life and spends his time seducing women in clubs and cafés. In one particular underground club, he meets CHO Nan-shil and he immediately falls for her.
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At the height of Korea's early modernization in the 1930's, LEE Hae-myung is proud to be the most modern boy in Seoul. He lives a high profile lifestyle partying in bars and clubs until one ... Read allAt the height of Korea's early modernization in the 1930's, LEE Hae-myung is proud to be the most modern boy in Seoul. He lives a high profile lifestyle partying in bars and clubs until one day he meets the girl of his dreams but she turns out to be someone completely different t... Read allAt the height of Korea's early modernization in the 1930's, LEE Hae-myung is proud to be the most modern boy in Seoul. He lives a high profile lifestyle partying in bars and clubs until one day he meets the girl of his dreams but she turns out to be someone completely different than what he expects.

  • Director
    • Ji-woo Jung
  • Writer
    • Ji-woo Jung
  • Stars
    • Jang-Su Bae
    • Park Hae-il
    • Sang-kyeong Hwang
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    158
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ji-woo Jung
    • Writer
      • Ji-woo Jung
    • Stars
      • Jang-Su Bae
      • Park Hae-il
      • Sang-kyeong Hwang
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    Modeon boi (2008)
    Park Hae-il and Nam-gil Kim in Modeon boi (2008)
    Kim Hye-su in Modeon boi (2008)
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    Park Hae-il and Nam-gil Kim in Modeon boi (2008)
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    Jang-Su Bae
    • Man with hat on duty
    Park Hae-il
    Park Hae-il
    • Lee Hae-Myeong
    Sang-kyeong Hwang
    • Mr. Lee
    Kim Hye-su
    Kim Hye-su
    • Jo Nan-Shil
    Ki-yong Jang
    Lee Kan-Hee
    • Culture Club Madame
    Nam-gil Kim
    Nam-gil Kim
    • Hidaka Shinsuke
    Seung-bi Lee
    • Yukiko
    Goo Shin
    Goo Shin
    • Hae-myung's Father
    Joo Suk-tae
    • Beret Detective
    • (as Seok-tae Ju)
    • Director
      • Ji-woo Jung
    • Writer
      • Ji-woo Jung
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    8/10
    Very good, despite being a bit of a mess...
    The movie was rather good. It is a love story, that is sometimes a noir-ish thriller, that has black humor, and is a period piece. All this makes it kind of muddled and it is all over the place most of the time. Secondary characters don't get developed very well and it could've used another forty minutes while trimming twenty or so from a few places.

    Despite this it was acted well and has some good music. It was also solidly directed and had quite a bit of gloss. Pacing was pretty good most of the movie and the character parts were strong. It was a bit jingoistic, but that is to be expected, but maybe not condoned.

    It was most definitely worth a watch, and it was a very easy watch to boot.
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    • gohmifune
    • Jul 11, 2009

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2008 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (South Korea)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Modern Boy
    • Production company
      • CJ Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,839,780
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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