Birth of a Man (Korean: 남자 태어나다; RR: Namja Taeeonada) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.
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| 男子 Born: Birth Of a Man | |
| Directed by | Park Hee-jun |
| Written by | Lee Chang-yeol |
| Starring | Jung Joon Hong Kyung-in Yeo Hyun-soo |
| Edited by | Ho Kyung Min Eum Hye Jung |
| Music by | Kim Bong-soo |
Production companies | Twin Entertainment Mega Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Production
editThe team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.[1]
Cast
edit- Jung Joon as Jang Dae-seong
- Hong Kyung-in as Lim Man-goo
- Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Hae-sam
- Lee Won-jong
- Kim Sa-rang as Sa-rang
- Lee Jae-yong as Mr. Choi
Plot
editTo accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.[2]
Reception
editThe film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized,[3] and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.[4]
References
edit- ^ 4전 5기의 신화 홍수환<남자, 태어나다>의 세 촌놈, 사나이로 맹글다.. koreafilm.co.kr.
- ^ 남자 태어나다. Navermovie.
- ^ 영화 <남자 태어나다> 극장 상영 하룻만에 종영[김성우]. mbcnews. 2002-10-25.
- ^ [기획] 이 영화들이 그렇게 안땡겼수?. maxmovie. 2002-12-13.
External links
edit- Birth of a Man at IMDb
- College Knock Outs at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- man born - and then the movie
- man born - mubiseuteu
- Making film for 'Birth of a Man'
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