Story of movie Modern Boy : Modern Boy (Hangul: ?? ??; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film.
| Modern Boy | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | ?? ?? |
| Revised Romanization | Modeon boi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mod?n poi |
| Directed by | Jung Ji-woo |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk |
| Written by | Jung Ji-woo |
| Starring | Park Hae-il Kim Hye-soo |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-gyeong |
| Edited by | Eom Yun-ju Wang Su-an |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$3.8 million |
Screenplay
Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.
- Park Hae-il ... Lee Hae-myeong
- Kim Hye-soo ... Jo Nan-sil
- Kim Nam-gil ... Shinsuke, Japanese detective
- Kim Joon-bae ... Baek Sang-heo
- Kim Young-jae ... Okai
- Shin Goo ... Lee Hae-myeong's father
- Joo Seok-tae ... Policeman
- Hong Seung-jin ... Cheol-kwon
- Do Ji-won ... Ishida Yoko
Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions. As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions, and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.
- 2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards
- Technical Award - Insight Visual
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Tae-gyeong
- Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
- Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
- 2008 Korean Film Awards
- Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong, Park Ju-yeong
- Nomination - Best Music - Lee Jae-jin
- Nomination - Best Sound - Seo Yeong-jun
- 2009 Grand Bell Awards
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Kim Nam-gil
- Nomination - Best Art Direction - Jo Sang-gyeong
- Nomination - Best Costume Design - Jo Sang-gyeong
- Nomination - Best Visual Effects - Kang Jong-ik, Son Seung-hyeon
- Nomination - Best New Actor - Kim Nam-gil
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