City of Fathers
| City of Fathers | |
|---|---|
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 부산 |
| Hanja | 父山 |
| Revised Romanization | Busan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pusan |
| Directed by | Park Ji-won |
| Written by | Park Ji-won |
| Produced by | Kim Sang-oh Park Ji-won David Cho |
| Starring | Kim Young-ho Ko Chang-seok Yoo Seung-ho |
| Cinematography | Kim Yun-su |
| Edited by | Seo Yong-deok |
| Music by | Choi Seung-hyun |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sidus FNH |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
City of Fathers (Korean: 부산; Hanja: 父山) is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Park Ji-won.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his rebellious teenage son Jong-chul is diagnosed with kidney cancer, he tries to be a real parent for the first time and seeks out Jong-chul's biological father, Tae-suk, a pimp. Tae-suk, however, refuses to help.
Cast
[edit]- Kim Young-ho as Jo Tae-suk
- Ko Chang-seok as Kim Kang-soo
- Yoo Seung-ho as Kim Jong-chul
- Cho Jin-woong as Han Sang-goo
- Jung Sun-kyung as Lee Seon-hwa / Eun-ji
- Lee Se-na as Soon-ae
- Jeon Joon-hong as Section chief Jang
- Jo Jae-yoon as Nal-chi ("Flying Fish")
- Kang Yoo-jin as Min-joo
- Kim Jin-hyeok as "Gecko"
- Kim Jung-tae as President Kim
- Do Young-gu as President Hee-sang
- Kim Jung-hak as President Byun
- Baek Won-gil as Jjang-dol
- Kwon Jae-won as smuggled goods trader
- Kim Seok-hwan as Bond
- Kim Eun-seong as Jeong Yang
- Jo Ha-seok as Do-kki
- Kim Min-gyu as Room salon manager
- Hwang Seung-eon as Mi-na
References
[edit]- ^ "City Of Fathers (2009)". KOFIC. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "AT: City of Fathers, Planet B-boy". Arirang News. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Mudge, James (13 February 2010). "City of Fathers (2009) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- City of Fathers at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- City of Fathers at HanCinema
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