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Breathless / Ddongpari
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| South Korea 2009 | 130 mins | 18 |
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Sang-hoon is a deeply troubled and sometimes violent man who works as a hired thug at his friend’s debt collecting firm, while his relationship with his immediate family varies from frosty to hostile. A walking ball of pent-up fury, Sang-hoon’s life is changed when he meets emotionally damaged schoolgirl Yeon-hue, with whom he strikes up an offbeat friendship that is destined to have a profound affect on both of their fates. An astonishing and widely acclaimed feature debut from writer-director Yang Ik-june, who also plays the lead role, Breathless is a shockingly brutal but brilliantly handled study of a modern dysfunctional Korean family, and how lives can be damaged and ultimately ruled by violence. |
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Yang Ik-Joon
Breathless is Korean actor Yang Ik-joon's first film as director, after seven years of supporting roles in feature films. His previous films include Pumhaeng zero / No Manners (2002), Haepi ero keurisemaseu / Happy Erotic Christma (2003), Arahan jangpung daejakjeon / Urban Martial Arts Action (2004), Gang-jeok (2006), Urideul-ui haengbok-han shigan / Maundy Thursday (2006), Huhwihaji anha / No Regret (2006) and Nae saengae choeak-ui namja / The Worst Man of My Life (2007).
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| Breathless |
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| director |
| Yang Ik-Joon |
| starring |
| Yang Ik-Joon |
| Kot-bi Kim |
| Man-shik Jeong |
| Lee Hwan |
| Sang-won Kim |
| Seung-yeon Lee |
| Jeong-sun Park |
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