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World Premiere 4th Place

Korean Cinema Today

Family · Education · Social Criticism · Children

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2015
  • Running Time116min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
Gwang-soo, a promising teenaged swimmer, skips training regularly because he is overconfident of his ability. His violent coach gives up on him and Gwang-soo quit swimming. Years later, Gwang-soo works as a swimming instructor. Elementary school boy Joonho always ranks 4th in competitions, making his mom impatient. She looks for a personal trainer and finds Gwang-soo. Gwang-soo doesn’t pay much attention to Joonho until one day he discovers his talent, similar to his own in childhood. Regretting his negligence and thinking he could have been a good athlete if someone taught him right even by beating him, he trains Joonho using violence. As Joonho’s record keeps improving, his mom pretends she does not see the bruises on the boy’s body. Director Jung Ji-woo sharply criticizes the current trend to condone even violence due to extreme competition for entrance exams in this film, which was commissioned by National Human Rights Commission of Korea. (NAM Dong-chul)
Director
Director
JUNG Ji-woo
Born in 1968. His directorial feature debut Happy End(1999) was received well in both box office and critical acclaim, invited to Critics′ Week in Cannes and many more. He won FIPRESCI Korea Award with his second feature Blossom Again(2005), then The Buil Film Awards with EunGyo(2012).
Credit
  • Director
    JUNG Ji-woo
  • ProducerJi-woo JUNG
    Jun-young YEO
  • CastHae-jun PARK
    Jae-sang YOO
    Hang-na LEE
  • ScreenplayJi-woo JUNG
    Min-ah KIM
  • CinematographyHyoung-rae CHO
  • Production DesignKi-yun BYUN
  • SoundSuk-won KIM
  • MusicHyun-soo JEONG
  • Production CompanyJungjiwoo Film
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  • World SalesFinecut Co.
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