Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da (2008)

Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da is a movie starring Ji-seob So, Soo-hyun Hong, and Hie-jin Jang. 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, Soo-hyun Hong, Hie-jin Jang

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ji-seob So	...	Lee Kang-Pae
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Soo-hyun Hong	...	Kang Mi-na
Hie-jin Jang	...	Eun-seon
Man-sik Jeong	...	Investigator
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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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [South Korea]

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?

Trivia

The character name Soo-ta is a parody of sta meaning "(movie) star" in Korean. And the character name Gang-pae is a parody of ggangpae which means "gangster" in Korean.

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Connections

References Chorok mulkogi (1997)

User Reviews

incredible FILM

Gang-pae, played by So Ji-sub, is a local organized crime leader who still wishes he could be in movies. Su-ta, played by Kang Ji-hwan, is a haughty actor who is easy to provoke. Within his latest film, where he plays a gangster, he gets into the role too much and sends one of the stuntmen to the hospital. The two men meet by chance at a room salon and Su-ta enlists Gang-pae to join the production. But this real life gangster will only join the production if the fights are real. The two main characters continue to try and one-up the other every chance they get (plot).

Rough Cut's interesting premise delves into parallel stories involving Gang-pae's gangster life, the filming of the movie within a movie, and Su-ta's shallow personal life, if the story seems convoluted don't worry, it is linear and doesn't bother to delve more than skin deep examining those issues, the film's focus is rather on two men and their violent confrontations on screen. Ji-seob So becomes an incredibly charismatic figure, using his calm, cool demeanor that houses a monsoon of emotions underneath, Ji-seob So quickly takes over the film until it is literally his movie. His counterpart Ji-hwan Kang, performs satisfactorily as "Su-ta," but there is a mile difference between their screen presence. Rough Cut has what it takes to win you over with ease.

Watch it, it has all of the elements of a good JPF movies film—which is hard to come by, and yes Dangerous you will like the choreography of the fights scenes in this film, I recommend this film to every one like some drama or crime drama with a few decent fight scenes thrown in.

5/5